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APS to Change Name: Share Your Suggestions
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Undergrad How does density affect wave absorption in substances?
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High School How does the value of g change at different depths within the Earth?
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What the Bleep - Drew Barrymore and Physics: What to Look For?
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Antigravity and Discovery Channel's Credibility
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Undergrad What Are the Different Definitions of Dimension in Mathematics?
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High School Time Space & Einstein: Fun Ideas for 6-8th Grade Class
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Graduate French Fusion Reactor: Fact & Fiction
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High School How much does the Earths Atmosphere weigh?
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High School Unpacking Physics Jargon: Dialogue for a Short Film Scene
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High School Which Bulb Will Light Up First with Switch Closed?
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Who's Attending the IPhO 2005 in Salamanca and What Can Participants Expect?
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High School Understanding the Caster Effect: What It Is and How It Works
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High School Can We Trust Our Basic Physics Knowledge in the Age of the Internet?
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Innovations for Assisting Astronauts in Space Station Construction
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Are Humans Gods from Different Perspectives?
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What's Next for this Newly Minted Physics Student?
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High School Ever wondered what law perspective follows?
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Undergrad Waves and Strings: Gravity's Impact on Plucked Strings from Earth to Orbit
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A little fun for the ADD physicists
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate Spectral Density from FFT in Fortran 90?
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High School Is methane gas contributing more to global warming than CO2?
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High School Why Jet Planes' Tails Are Not Always Visible
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High School Einstein, the farmer and the cows
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High School Explore General Physics Resources: A Comprehensive List
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Graduate Can Any Genius Answer My Questions .can Any Body.
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Graduate Disproving Einstein's Energy-Mass Relation
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Egg Balancing Day: Astronomical Myth or Reality?
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Graduate How is Bimolecular Revolution Influencing Space Travel Technology?
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High School How Do Halogen Bulbs Connect in Makeup Mirrors?
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High School Physics of a reversible ceiling fan
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High School Why does my voice change when I talk into A fan.
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Graduate Uncovering the Truth Behind WWII and Anti-Gravity Technology
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High School Is There a Difference Between Plasma and Plasmoid?
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What Is the Correct Spelling of Gustav Robert Kirchhoff's Last Name?
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Graduate Read Physics Postdoc's Reflections on Education, Knowledge, & Life
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Discover the Secret to Creating Perfect Smoke Rings | Ssss Smokin Smoke Rings
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High School What's wrong with The Discovery Channel?
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High School Understanding the Doppler Effect: Common Misconceptions in Physics Explained"
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Is Crack Pottery? - Get an Opinion
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Graduate Energy that could revolutionise the world
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Undergrad Unearthing the Mysteries of the Michelson-Morley Experiment
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Undergrad Transistors and the development of physics
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High School How many primary sources of energy do we have?
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Graduate Can we pinpoint the exact location of an electron in motion?
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High School How Can I Measure the Thickness of a Plastic Tube Using Simple Tools?
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Can someone tell me what apodized means?
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Will We Ever Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe in Our Lifetime?
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High School How can you find the diameter of a tube without direct measurement?
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High School Learn Basics of Astable & Bistable Circuits + Star Formation & Death
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New Monthly Publication by Michio Kaku, get a free issue
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Microgravity environment at home?
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Is there any truth to the theories on time travel?
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Graduate Mass: Defining It Without Interaction
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Brian Greene: Tonight on Coast to Coast
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High School CO2 Safety: Is It Really Risk-Free?
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Psychokinesis still not scientific?
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Graduate What is the true nature of matter, energy, and time?
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Undergrad Has Voyager 1 Reached the Edge of Our Solar System?
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High School How is that homogenous with respect to units?
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Graduate How Can Nothing Expand Into Nothing?
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Undergrad Why No Explosion? The Science Behind Temperature and Pressure in Tires
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Medal Detector Myth: Unveiling the Truth
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Undergrad Fluid Flow Simulation: Materials and Instructions for Research
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If we one day harnass nuclear fusion as an energy source
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Intimidated by Lightning: My Story
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Graduate What Are GCT, ZPE, and Angel Light in Scientific Research?
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Graduate Can Scalar Waves Influence Natural Disasters and Weather?
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Undergrad What Is the Strong Nuclear Force and How Does It Work?
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Quick question need to buy a present
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High School Resonance Waves: Investigating Graphs & Errors
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High School Engineering & Constructing a Goldburge Machine
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Cause & Effect of Northridge Earthquake 1994 - Unusual Night Sky
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Graduate So will there be a theory of everything before 2200?
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High School What Does Energy Really Mean?
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High School Can Bones Glow When Heated? Exploring Bone Luminescence Science
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Celebrate Richard Feynman: Stamp Dedication, Book Readings & Drumming
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High School Unraveling Olbers' Paradox: What is it?
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Undergrad Can We Control Hurricanes with Current Technology?
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Graduate Is modern physics a departure from classical assumptions about the universe?
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Can Matter Be Created? Scientists Weigh In
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High School What will block damage to mag stripes?
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Undergrad Can Santa Claus Really Deliver Presents in One Night?
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Undergrad What is the electric cosmos theory?
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Undergrad Need Help Finding Radiation Physics Textbook
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Graduate Theory of Awareness: Exploring Nature with Awareness Hypothesis
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Graduate Opposite of Nothing: Something or Antimatter?
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