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 417 - Umami, vitamins, juice and drinks
Episode 416 - Sourdough starters and less allergens in wheat and peanuts
Episode 415 - Greener ways to make Hydrogen and Ammonia
Episode 414 - The active life and dramatic death of galaxies
Episode 413 - Detecting gene doping in sport, and the strange air of gyms
Episode 412 - Magnetic Glues and Chemical gears
Episode 411 - Lightning fast eyes and looking for hidden spots
Episode 410 - Mysterious Volcanoes, Plates and Subduction
Episode 409 - Stellar Weather, Life on other planets and Space Dust
Episode 408 - Life in deep sea soil, and blending in amongst leaves
Episode 407 - Random generating DNA and random mouse movements
Episode 406 - Lifting mountains out of the ground...with rain
Episode 405 - Studying Supernova, pollution and air quality with trees
Episode 404 - Ants , Acid, and Yeast that grow acid
Episode 403 - Taking pollutants out of our water, factories and environment
Episode 402 - Feathers on Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs
Episode 401 - Space Collisions and cleaning up debris
Episode 400 - Nobel Prizes, Collaboration, and more sustainable trees
Episode 399 - Avoiding Fatbergs and Breaking down Plastic
Episode 398 - Ig Nobel Prize '20 - Alligators and Spiders
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