Isaac Newton and Gravitation
A look at what was known when Newton started to develop his theory of gravitation and how he used these ideas and data to make his great forward step
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A review of the properties and behaviour of liquid crystals. Temperature effects.
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This presentation reviews how magnets work and their uses in the world today. It also explains how magnets and electricity are related and what future inventions could come from using magnets.
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A short clip showing the experimental measurement of the speed of electrical pulses in a cable - a large fraction of the speed of light.
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A presentation showing how to measure the speed of sound over a short distance on a laboratory table.
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A short clip showing the measurement of the speed of sound over short distances.
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Nuclear Structure and Gamma-ray Spectroscopy
The use of gamma-ray spectroscopy to study the structure of less well-known nuclei.
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An overview of the low energy structure nuclear structure nphysics at Florida State University by a graduate student. The nparticle accelerator as well as certain nuclear experiments are described nto give insight into the research possibilities avai....
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They're awesome to have in the kitchen, but did you ever wonder how your microwave actually works? This is a quick introduction to the theory that makes our home microwave ovens possible. Here, Daniel covers the differences between microwave heati....
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