by STEAM Team | Mar 19, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 18/03/2021 Why are simple harmonic oscillators considered ‘simple?’ If you read yesterday’s Daily Fact, you’ll know the definition of a simple harmonic oscillator, and that a mass on a spring is an example of one. A simple pendulum is also a simple...
by STEAM Team | Mar 19, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 17/03/2021 Simple harmonic oscillators are objects that move between two extreme points in a regular, predictable pattern, and whose restoring force is proportional to displacement. To understand what this means, consider a mass on a spring. When no...
by STEAM Team | Mar 17, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 16/03/2021 Could censorship actually increase the memorability of certain words? One study by Professor Matthew Kelley says it just might. Kelley conducted a study amongst college students in which he censored random nouns in an unknown song. The...
by STEAM Team | Mar 16, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 15/03/2021 Did you know that a process called electroplating can be used to create expensive-looking goods at a cheaper price? Electroplating is the process of coating an object with a thin layer of a metal in order to make it more resistant or for...
by STEAM Team | Mar 13, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 12/03/2021 Could a person tell the difference between a 1 degree Fahrenheit change in water temperature? Science says yes. A study was conducted in which subjects were made to submerge their hands in freezing cold water for a set amount of time. Then,...
by STEAM Team | Mar 12, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 11/03/2021 Where do we get oxygen from? Certainly a lot of oxygen comes from trees, flowers, and other land inhabiting plants, but did you know that 70% – 80% of our oxygen actually comes from the ocean? Although it may seem odd that something...
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