The Science Behind a Bed of Nails
A bed of ONE nail is far more dangerous than a bed crammed with them.
A bed of ONE nail is far more dangerous than a bed crammed with them.
If you want to calculate how gravity shapes the universe, then Einstein’s got the equations for you—he set them down 100 years ago in his masterpiece, the general theory of relativity. But there’s a catch: Those equations are notoriously difficult to solv
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A starter kit for the world of subatomic particles.
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A bit of physics and biology are to blame.
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Astronauts can now experience the sweet smell of coffee in space.
They're doing exactly what they're supposed to do.
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