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Atomic Theory: A Basic History Of The Fundamentals

2/7/2024

 
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Chemistry, to put it simply, is just another application of physics. It's what happens when nature uses the laws that governs it to form tangible things. Things that reacts upon and interacts with one another.

And since the most basic application of physics is the atom, we must first look into this fundamental building material to understand even the most basic of chemical principles.

Covalent Solids: Really Gigantic Molecules

11/26/2023

 
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Is a grain of salt a single molecule, or is it just a bunch which happens to stick together? If you've been following us, you'd know that a molecule is a group of atoms which had bonded together by their respective covalent electrons. It then begs the question: how big can molecules get?

​The answer? As big as you want...

Evo-Devo: How Our Ancestors Shaped Our Future

8/24/2023

 
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If we look at the early fetal stage of different species, we'd notice that most of them started out the same, and the closer one species is related to another, the more similarities they have between them. Now if we were to take this on an evolutionary level, stretching back millions of years, can we see a period where both species are essentially the same?

Considering that all life on Earth are related to one another, the consequences might be surprising.

Fire & Steel: The Science Of Forging

5/8/2023

 
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Metalworking and fire seems to go so naturally that we have taken the science behind it for granted. But there is so much more between the interactions of heat and metals than mere melting, casting and shaping. This relation goes deep into the molecular realm, of how the alignments of particles can make or break the structure.

And when the structure supports bridges, buildings, or vehicles, it's certainly worth it to know more.

Buffon's Needle: The Improbability Of Pi

2/1/2023

 
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Pi is one of those constants in the mathematical world. And because of that, it often appears in nature, particularly any that involves curves and ​spirals. But it would be too easy to derive pi from those very things - they are ordered, unchanging, predictable.

But what if pi can be derived from a series of improbable, unpredictable actions?

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