Photosynthetic organisms capture energy from the sun and matter from the air to make the food we eat, while also producing the oxygen we breathe. In this Snack, oxygen produced during photosynthesis ...

Planning to visit the museum? The Exploratorium will be closed Thursday, November 28 for Thanksgiving.

Monday, December 30, 2024 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Open for Winter Break) ...

Measure the efficiency of solar cells as they convert sunlight to power. Solar cells convert light energy into electrical energy. With a few simple tools on a sunny day (or working indoors under a ...

The Art of Tinkering: Scott Weaver's 100,000-Toothpick Sculpture of San Francisco ...

5712, 5698, 5699, 5743, 5697, 5730, 5693, 5722, 5719 Physics Mechanics Light Perception Optical Illusions Mathematics Nature of Science Time Arts Lumen-Illusion ...

The energy released in an earthquake ranges over many orders of magnitude. Earthquakes are measured on a magnitude scale that is exponential: Each additional unit multiplies the energy released by 32.

You’ll feel the pressure to do some heavy lifting. When you push the plunger on a syringe, water is forced into a second syringe, extending its plunger and lifting a mechanical arm. The process ...

Higgs: The Theory, the Discovery, and the Fate of the Universe ...

Microbial decomposers heat things up. No yard? No problem. Make a mini indoor compost pile, and look for evidence of microbial metabolism. Put equal amounts of compost and coffee grounds in the cooler ...

Get Bach to the fundamentals. You can amplify a tuning fork by holding it over a pipe and changing the length of the pipe. At certain pipe lengths, the pitch made by the tuning fork sounds very loud ...

Seeing Your Breath: Using Science to Choose the Proper Mask ...