Water has some pretty amazing properties. We dive into some of the strange things water does from the molecular level all the way to planet scale water flows. We all know H2O but studying the way water molecules move around each other is very difficult to isolate. H2O molecules had to be taken to 0.4 Kelvin and shot with a powerful laser to shed light on the way they shake. The way H2O interacts between molecules by moving, rotating and shaking can help explain some of the weird properties. H2O has weird properties like being at its highest density at 4 degrees. Turning salt water into fresh water often involves a lot of electricity, but a new method using Ionic salts may get by with barely any heat. How can water make its way down towards the core of the earth? Water masqueraded inside minerals to migrate deep down beneath the surface of the earth.
Episode 377 - Hubble turns 30 and still takes amazing images
Episode 376 - Learning from spider webs, venom and combs
Episode 375 - Solar Panels that work at night and on greenhouses
Episode 374 - Lasers, Metal and Insect wings vs Bacteria
Episode 373 - Deep sea reefs, ocean vents and tiny life
Episode 372 - Flexible and wearable electronics
Episode 371 - Marine Mammals vs Parasites
Episode 370 - Explosions in space and citizen science
Episode 369 - 2020MMM, Endangered species and City Foxes
Episode 368 - Brain injuries, epilepsy and treatment options
Episode 367 - Sustainable and green Chemistry
Episode 366 - The YORP Effect, Star Brawls and Solar wind
Episode 365 - Wasps, Bees, tasty meals and pesticide.
Episode 364 - Coronavirus from SARS to MERs and nConv2019
Episode 363 - Mysteries from underwater volcanoes
Episode 362 - Life after a disaster from Fukashima to Chernobyl
Episode 361 - Fast Radio Bursts, Cosmic Rays and Antarctica
Episode 360 - Imaging hard-working Cells keeping you alive during illness
Episode 359 - Life surviving on freezing planets, faint suns and meteorites
Episode 358 - Wildfires, climate change, smog and charcoal
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