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. …
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What’s in a Unit Anyway? Part 1: From Protons to Galaxies
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 …
How Many AA Batteries Would it Take to Power a Mercedes?
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 …