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Physics in Action: Tiny Machines 
  
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This feature from Physics Central presents tiny machines, including Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)--sets of gears, wheels, and ratchets all cut from the same silicon crystal. You'll also find ...
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Physics in Action: Superconductors 
  
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Find out how some materials, called superconductors, lose all electrical resistance at low temperatures. Learn how superconductivity makes possible new technologies like MRIs and Maglev trains.
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Physics in Action: Space Weather 
  
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Learn how radiation from the sun interacts with Earth's magnetic field and causes damaging space weather effects, including electric power blackouts and danger to astronauts. Find out how a satellite investigates ...
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Physics in Action: Ferrofluid Fun 
  
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See examples of ferrofluids, which are man- made liquid magnets. Find out how these liquid magnets are made, what possible future applications might turn up, and how ferrofluid patterns imitate art.
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Physics in Action: What the WMAP! 
  
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Find out about WMAP, a satellite that senses the microwave background radiation left over from the Big Bang. WMAP's precision lets physicists observe small irregularities in this radiation in different directions. ...
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Physics in Action: Granular Materials 
  
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Granular materials have properties of both solids and liquids. They include many materials crucial to our economy and to daily life, such as food, building materials, and chemicals. In one investigation, physicists ...
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Physics Central: Toppling Towers 
  
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Does a tower break apart as it topples over? Visit this site, from the American Physical Society's outreach website Physics Central, to find out. The site contains directions for buidling and toppling a tower ...
http://www.physicscentral.org/experiment/physicsathome/towers.cfm
Physics in Action: Big 'G' 
  
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Although the physics is classical, making an accurate measurement of the gravitational constant, fondly known as "big-G," is still difficult. Learn how it's done.
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Physics in Action: Laser Cooling and Trapping 
  
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Learn how absolute zero, and how physicists come close to this temperature by using lasers to trap and cool gas atoms. Find out how this technique makes possible a more accurate atomic clock.
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Physics in Action: Plasma Power 
  
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Learn about plasma, the form of matter that makes up about 99% of the visible universe. Find out how physicists are trying to utilize plasmas as a source of power.
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