Worth a Look Archive - Page 2Exploratorium Magazine Online: Exploring Origami ` - Oct 1, 2012 Check out Exploratorium Magazine Online: Exploring Origami to learn about recent advances in the art of origami. Don't miss the video of folding interlocking rings out of one sheet of paper. Also, you'll find out how the paper crane became a symbol of peace in Japan. Mars--NASA Explores the Red Planet: Program Overview ` - Sep 1, 2012 Click on Mars--NASA Explores the Red Planet: Program Overview to see the first close-up image of Mars, captured by the Mariner spacecraft in 1965, and to learn about NASA's strategy for investigating the red planet. If you click on "Science Overview," and then on "Goal 4," you can find out how NASA plans, over the next decade, to study the challenges of human spaceflight. Surface Properties of the Moon ` - Aug 1, 2012 Check out Surface Properties of the Moon for more on the moon's craters and surface material. Ionizing Radiation and Humans – The Basics ` - Jul 1, 2012 Radioactivity is all around us--in soil, rocks, and even food--but small doses of it are not harmful. Visit Ionizing Radiation and Humans – The Basics to learn how exposure to radiation is part of our daily lives. Music Acoustics: How does a guitar work? ` - Jun 1, 2012 To learn more about the physics of the guitar, including acoustic guitars, visit Music Acoustics: How does a guitar work?. Torque ` - May 1, 2012 Check out this PBS video to use the concept of torque to explain how one dancer can balance on top of the head of another--and on point! Torque at the Circus ` - May 1, 2012 Check out this PBS video to use the concept of torque to explain how one dancer can balance on top of the head of another--and on point! Hyperphysics: X-ray tube ` - Apr 1, 2012 X-ray tubes work by firing electrons at a metal plate in a vacuum. When an electron passes near the nucleus of one of the atoms in the plate, it is accelerated and emits x-rays, as shown in the drawing on this Hyperphysics page. To learn more, visit Hyperphysics: X-ray tube. Molecular Chirality ` - Mar 1, 2012 Both amino acid molecules (the building blocks of proteins) and sugars can be right- or left-handed, and the way they react chemically depends on their handedness. To find out how handedness is important in our diet, and in drugs, visit Molecular Chirality. Space Topics: Extrasolar Planets--Searching Methods ` - Feb 1, 2012 There are five ways to detect an extrasolar planet: « Previous 10 | Next 10 » |
