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Nuclear Power
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D. Stern
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An introduction to nuclear fission, its controlled release in power stations, problems of nuclear waste, and nuclear accidents. A linked web page discusses nuclear weapons, their…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Snuclear.htm
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Millikan Oil Drop Experiment JS
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S. Tuleja, W. Christian, M. Belloni, and A. Cox
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The Millikan Oil Drop Exploration is a virtual version of the Millikan's experiment. The experiment is based on balancing forces: the gravitational pull down on an oil drop and the…
https://www.compadre.org/informal/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15215&DocID=...
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See this site for the story of snowflakes and how their crystals develop such intricate patterns, with many shown in illustrations. You can also get useful tips on snowflake-watching…
https://snowcrystals.com/
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FusEdWeb: Fusion Energy Education
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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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This site is a great place to learn about plasmas and fusion. It presents well illustrated descriptions of plasmas, fusion reactions, and various ways to confine a plasma to achieve…
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https://fusedweb.llnl.gov/
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Interactive Plasma Physics Education Experience
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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
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If you're interested in an alternate energy source, visit IPPEX--you can learn all about plasma physics and fusion. You can work with lots of neat simulations, including controlling…
https://ippex.pppl.gov/
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Electronic Handedness in Copper-Silver Combo
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This American Physical Society "Images from Physics" webpage hosts an image of chiral surface patterns produced on surfaces of non-chiral molecules. The page includes a link to the…
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https://www.aps.org/about/physics-images/archive/achiral.cfm
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Ice Spikes
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This webpage from SnowCrystals.com provides instructions for growing ice spikes in ordinary freezer. The page explains the physics of growing these spikes and concludes useful…
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/icespikes/icespikes.htm
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What are Quasicrystals, and What Makes Them Noteworthy?
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This brief article explains how quasicrystals were discovered in the lab in 1982. An illustration shows the pattern made by quasicrystal atoms. This article is one of a series in…
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/quasicrystals-win-chemistry-nobel
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This page gives a brief history of Fiestaware dinnerware, a brand that once used uranium to give the plates a bright red color. It also discusses radiation exposure from eating off…
https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/consumer/ceramics/...
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Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained
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This PBS article explains the technical problems a nuclear reactor can face, prompted by the March 2011 Fukushima plant disaster. The article explains how a nuclear reactor works and…
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