What Happens to Water When You Compress It?
As we have already discussed water’s reaction to the cold vacuum, it’s time for exploring its properties when it is subjected to a very high pressure. For the sake of our exploration, let’s build a...
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What Is a Leap Second and How Does It Work?
To understand what a leap second is, let us explore the art of timekeeping since the advent of the concept itself. Moon was one of the first astronomical body used to measure time. We had...
Why Does Ice Float in Water?
The water molecule as we know, is made up of two hydrogen atoms, which are covalently bonded to one oxygen atom (polar covalent bonds). Further, the water molecule itself is bonded with another neighboring water molecule...
How Shape Memory Alloys Work?
What if someone—let’s assume it as the Hulk—accidentally stepped on your toy and it pathetically deformed into a weird shape? Have you ever wondered how awesome would it be, if they just sprung back to the...
