The Mathematical Beauty of Snowflakes
“There was a footpath leading across the fields to New Southgate, and I used to go there alone…
Temperature
19 articles
The Customized Temperature Regulator
Thermostats are devices that keep temperature at the desired level. They are used in refrigerators, dishwashers, electric ovens,…
Is Freezing By Heating Possible?
Are cities the same as water? It’s possible to look at chemistry for new understandings of social dynamics.…
Renewable Energy via Fuel Cells
For decades, converting primary energy sources into useful forms of energy has been of great interest to governments,…
The Human Skin and Its Web of Vessels
We tend to overlook our skin, but it performs many vital functions for our bodies – including coming…
Extraordinary Blood Circulation in Crocodiles
By examining the heart of a crocodile, researchers have discovered how it is that an air-breathing land animal…
Nucleation
Every day we boil water in our homes for tea, cooking and various other reasons, and during the…
It’s me Peter, your Skin!
Peter! For some time now you have been hearing from the organs in your body who have been…
Open Heart Surgery: A Matter of Life and Death
The miraculous duty of the heart, which throughout life pumps the blood with no interruption and sends unpurified…
Confinement Systems for Fusion
The world’s energy sources are limited and in four or five decades they will be in short supply.…
Global Warming and Forests
Is the number and severity of floods, droughts that cause famine and deaths, forest fires, hurricanes and ice…
The Miracles of Water
Water is the most abundant substance in our world. It has one of the simplest possible chemical formulas:…
Animals that Challenge the Freezing Temperatures
One of the natural conditions that animals struggle with is surviving the freezing cold. Cold weather causes great…
Hibernation as a Sign of Existence
What is hibernation? Hibernation is a state of inactivity in an animal brought about by shorter days, colder…
How Did the Earth and Sky, Having Once Been Attached, Part?
Books concerned with cosmology compare all the characteristics of the period that followed the six phases of creation…