Fun with Instant Snow
Superabsorbant polymers are amazing things. They trap liquids in diapers and can even simulate snow.
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Superabsorbant polymers are amazing things. They trap liquids in diapers and can even simulate snow.
As part of engineering week I challenge local meteorologist Jay Berschback to build a stable tower on the Earthquake platform exhibit.
Learn about the various kinds of glass that material scientists use to create a safe automobile environment.
Breaking glass is easy unless it’s tempered glass that can take quite a beating before breaking.
Find out what would happen if you tried to contain 200 liters of expanding gas inside a 2 liter bottle?
How to make really tasty ice cream using liquid nitrogen as a cooling agent.
A very graphic way to visualize how much energy (calories) is in a handful of food is to burn it and observe the flame.
Oobleck is a suspension of cornstarch and water that can behave like a solid or a liquid depending on how much pressure you apply.
Just how do antacids give your stomach relief when you’ve overdone it with spicy foods?
These amazing polymers are capable of absorbing up to 400 times their weight in water!