Tagged: applications

Another exponential decay example - Physics Stop

Marcus Wilson • Apr 24, 2010 •

• applications,
• maths,
• water

In the last couple of weeks, my wife has been having a go at making sourdough bread. One of the defining characteristics of this bread is that it doesn't use yeast - at least, not directly. The idea is, to start it off  rising, you leave it outside for a while, and allow lots of useful microbes to land on … Read More

Say goodbye to the drill… - Physics Stop

Marcus Wilson • Jan 27, 2010 •

• applications,
• electron,
• experiment

Here's a nice piece of applied physics research that will excite a significant minority of the population - specifically those who dread going to the dentist. Personally, I have never had any issues with drills (needles are a different story), but I know lots of people who do.The proposed method uses cold plasmas to kill off bacteria-infected dentin that would … Read More