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tech99 replied to the thread Removing silver stains.The black stains might be silver halides, in which case sodium thiosulfate will dissolve them. As silver is very toxic, to both people... -
tech99 replied to the thread Electrical breakdown signal across the oil film.I would suggest the 2 volts is related to the work function of the material. I should have thought that oscillation in the GHz region... -
tech99 replied to the thread High School Propagation of Thunder.I also observed similar effects with a sonic boom. When Concorde was flying over the Atlantic, I would often hear the boom when walking... -
tech99 replied to the thread How close are we to getting micro reactors?.Rolls Royce SMR are producing small, modular reactors, and are contracted to build the first new station at Wylfa, UK, and Temelin... -
tech99 replied to the thread A.I. - Human Job Replacement.The video focuses on imparting information to students. The primary issue for teaching is not this. It is the development of human... -
tech99 replied to the thread A.I. - Human Job Replacement.My experience was that Zoom was hated by the students, the teachers were not getting feedback from them and very little learning took place. -
tech99 replied to the thread A.I. - Human Job Replacement.I am concerned about using AI to replace teachers. Children seem to have too much exposure to screen time - we are running into... -
tech99 replied to the thread Artemis 2 launch - humans return to the Moon after 54 years.I remember on the last time a manned space craft went behind the Moon, the radio signal did not restore as soon as the crew could see... -
tech99 replied to the thread Do old CRT and O-scopes degrade to emit harmful X Rays?.X-rays are not emitted below 20kV accelerating voltage so far as I know, so it was only when colour TV started that it became an issue... -
tech99 posted a comment on the media item The Genius Device That Rocked Formula-1 Racing.I suppose the invention of high inertia without high mass is analogous to discovering high permeability cores. -
tech99 posted a comment on the media item The Genius Device That Rocked Formula-1 Racing.The device can add inertia to the suspension travel without adding very much actual mass. If the suspension is thought of in an...