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Nuclear Fusion, Power of The Future?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by almetetj

It is commonly accepted that energy produced by the Sun is the result of nuclear fusion, a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei collide at high speeds to produce a new type of atomic nucleus in addition to large amounts of energy. This process, theoretically, is an idea power source as it produces zero carbon […] Continue reading →

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Conservation Laws

Posted on February 17, 2014 by joshkip

If you were to summarize the most important lesson taught throughout Chapters 3-6, the most overarching theme to take note of would have to be the conservation laws that exist throughout our universe. The conservation of momentum, angular momentum and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Things You can Do with a WMD

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ibrahim2016

If your knowledge is lacking, historically… A WMD stands for a Weapon of Mass Destruction. Commonly they refer to nuclear weapons: fission based and fusion based. Fusion based weapons are more powerful. I will talk about fusion based weapons. Because they make a bigger bang. I like big bangs. Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Exactly. But […] Continue reading →

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Mass Conversion of Energy

Posted on March 17, 2013 by ndtidol

Albert Einstein’s most commonly known contribution to science, E=mc2, relates energy to mass. The energy conservation law preached to high school physics students states that energy can neither be created […] Continue reading →

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Gamma Ray Bursts – the Big Bang’s nephews

Posted on February 16, 2013 by surujdeka

Gamma rays are light waves with the highest energy and frequency as compared to all other types of light waves. Although they come from different types of astronomical objects, the most mysterious are the ones that come from gamma-ray bursts. A gamma-ray burst or GRB is “an intense flash of gamma rays, lasting anywhere from […] Continue reading →

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