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Mike Schwartz

What’s in a Unit Anyway? Part 2: When is a Kilogram Not a Kilogram?

Posted on August 16, 2016

by Mike Schwartz In my last post, I told you about how scientists measure amazingly cool things that can be vastly different in size, like elementary particles or very distant dwarf planets and their moons. …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged feet, measurements, Mike Schwartz, research, SI units, units

What’s in a Unit Anyway? Part 1: From Protons to Galaxies

Posted on August 12, 2016

by Mike Schwartz If you’re like me, you often find yourself thinking about random things. For example, just the other day I was thinking to myself, “what’s the diameter of a gold nanoparticle* in light …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged conversion, Large Hadron Collider, measurements, Mike Schwartz, nanoscale, Pluto, units2 Comments

How Many AA Batteries Would it Take to Power a Mercedes?

Posted on April 29, 2016

by Miriam Krause edited by Mike Schwartz If you’re like me, you probably have a drawer full of AA batteries at home somewhere, just in case you need them. They’re not as ubiquitous as they …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged batteries, electric cars, electricity, kW hours, mercedes, Mike Schwartz, Miriam Krause, Saturday Night Live, sustainability

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