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http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/nasa-makes-mars-discovery-for-the-history-books-1114544 Scientists studying data collected by the rover's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instruments have...
Does liquid mercury occur naturally? Reason for asking is the story of the Chinese emperor, Qín Shǐ Huáng Dì, supposedly having in his tomb a river of flowing mercury on a model...
For years now rail tracks have been welded to produce a smooth, continuous rail with no gaps like the old tracks had, hence the lack of the clickety clickety sound. What happens on a very hot day? If...
There are 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays in December 2012 this apparently only happens every 840 years, does anybody know if this correct?
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On earth the explosives use the air to carry their force so in space what would happen if you exploded a grenade or nuclear device? If they wouldn't work in the vacuum then what would happen if the...
A 45.6 kg diver steps off a diving board and drops straight down into the water. The water provides an average net force of resistance of 1408 N to the diver’s fall. If the diver comes to rest 5...
I am considering getting jaw surgery I have an underbite please please if somebody could help me I have to questions 1) I have a long face will it help shorten the length of my face? 2) When can i get...
Many believe that the world will end on the above date, because the ancient Mayan calendar runs out on this date. Surely it is going to end on the 31 December 2012, because my £ shop calendar...
I do apologise if this has already been covered in AB....
How many of you agree with Stephens conclusion that God could not exist?...
Is it possible that we are seeing the same stars or galaxies at different points in the sky and at different ages because some light from the star has reached us direct without any gravitational...
Me and the missus was watching Jurassic park last night when it came to the water cup scene and she came up with an interesting point. You can hear the approaching Tyrannosaurus Rex's footsteps which...
I know that a line under/over means times 1000 so a few million can be represented reasonably but how do you quote say 100million or 1000million and bigger. I did google but didn't find anything. The...
E = mc². However, it was Poincaré who in 1900 first published the "energy equation" in slightly different form, namely as: m = E / c² We all know this formula is just...
But that aren't poisonous or dangerous and are cheap?
The common picture of the inside of the atom is of extremely tiny particles separated by, on the atomic scale, huge spaces. So what is in these huge spaces? There can only be 2 possibilities: either...
...weight of the metal without damaging the items?
Did Archimedes find the method?...
Does it stay in one blob, float, sink or would it dissipate?
1. Artificial Diamonds. I recently watched a programme on TV "Quest" about the manufacture of artificial diamonds (for use as jewellery) which can be produced in a few days. The programme...
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how much thermal energy /per atom (in j and ev) is available to a semiconductor at roOm temperature,say,27 c
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There's a total solar eclipse viewable in Australia during the evening of 13th November (UK time).
This is one site that will be showing a real-time video feed http://events.slooh.com/...