Physics
Conversion of Optical Photons into Electrical Photons as might occur in a battery
See previous post on how a battery and electrical condustors work. In that post it describes a process in which a visible light photon is generated inside a battery by the 1.5 volt chemical reaction. I was curious when I wrote that how the optical photon could be converted to Read more…
Physics
How do electrical conductors work?
My previous inquiry into how batteries work to produce power lead me to a new question: How does the power produced in a battery propagate along a copper wire conductor when the 1.5 volt battery potential yields a visible light photon that is known NOT to propagate in Read more…
Chemistry
Physics and chemistry of a dry cell battery
Outer layer: Zinc Middle layer: Ammonium Chloride Inner layer: Manganese Dioxide Carbon Rod WaveGuide(wire) Zn(s) → Zn2+(aq) + 2 e- 2 e- + 2NH4+(aq) → 2NH3(aq) + H2(g) H2(g) + 2MnO2(s)→ Mn2O3(s) + H2O(l) 2e- Read more…
Physics
An Electron in a potential well is being measured
Note that the real valued solutions of an electron in a potential well gives away the game. Measurements of quantum systems are eigenvalues that are real valued. Thus each potential well solution is an corresponds to an eigenvalue and the solution is a result of measurement in a way.
Health-Fitness
The Fifth Gait – How to have staying power
Normal horses have the following gaits: walk, trot, run, gallop. The trot, run, gallop gaits are a bit uncomfortable for the rider and limit the horses endurance. However there is a horse that has a fifth gait called ambling. You can see this gait in the following video: Now lest Read more…
Quantum-Mechanics
Quantum entanglement is not as out of the ordinary as you might think
Simplification using single particle experiment explanations Consider a single particle source. The particle is equally likely to emit in any direction. That situation is depicted below : What you imagine is that a localized particle emanates from the emitter and you detect it somewhere on your ring of Read more…
Genetics
Video: Ultraconservation and living fossils Mysteries of the Human Genome
Genetic code is reused in exactly the same manner human programmers reuse code. Thus once some random string of genetic coding is found useful there is a process that preserves it from change. That change is called survival. If it is a random string with no purpose then it is Read more…
Biology
Nutrients For Better Mental Performance by Steven Wm Fowkes
A very good presentation on nutrition and how it can affect not only mental performance but aging and weight loss. Everyone should watch this. Especially Eric Fast.