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I did a thread on Saturday about the WaPo story on recent thorium clock results, but here's a longer version of the physics background for this work: open.substack.com/pub/chadorze...
Why Is a Thorium Clock a Big Deal?
A bit of atomic horology to start your week off right...
open.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
I did a thread on Saturday about the WaPo story on recent thorium clock results, but here's a longer version of the physics background for this work: open.substack.com/pub/chadorze...
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The physics behind curly hair
Human hair is made of the same type of protein that all animal hair and fur is made of.
Here's how the physics of atoms and electrons determines whether that hair/fur is curly, wavy, or straight.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Human hair is made of the same type of protein that all animal hair and fur is made of.
Here's how the physics of atoms and electrons determines whether that hair/fur is curly, wavy, or straight.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
The physics behind curly hair
Whether your hair is straight, wavy, curly, or kinky isn't just genetic in nature. It depends on the physics of your hair's very atoms.
bigthink.com
November 4, 2024 at 4:35 PM
The physics behind curly hair
Human hair is made of the same type of protein that all animal hair and fur is made of.
Here's how the physics of atoms and electrons determines whether that hair/fur is curly, wavy, or straight.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Human hair is made of the same type of protein that all animal hair and fur is made of.
Here's how the physics of atoms and electrons determines whether that hair/fur is curly, wavy, or straight.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...