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Minimum height to loop the loop using conservation of energy

Minimum height to loop the loop using conservation of energy. This video explains how gravitational potential energy converts into kinetic energy and why a precise starting height is required to ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Are Using Lasers to Clean Decades of Grime Off a Towering 1,800-Year-Old Marble Column in Rome

Built between 180 and 193 C.E., the column depicts the battles of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, with more than 2,000 highly detailed figures spiraling around the shaft. Stefano Venturini / REDA / ...
Digi Times

Column: 2D materials struggle to deliver on semiconductor scaling promise

The isolation of graphene in 2004 sparked widespread expectations that two-dimensional (2D) materials could fundamentally reshape electronic devices. Graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides ...
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Canon in D Played on Violin Using Loop Pedal

All parts of Pachelbel’s Canon in D are performed on a single violin using a loop pedal. Layer by layer, the full arrangement builds into a rich and complete sound. #CanonInD #ViolinLoop ...
The Gazette

GUEST COLUMN: Colorado’s affordable housing doom loop

Colorado’s affordable housing crisis isn’t just a market problem, it’s a policy failure. For years, state lawmakers have piled on regulations, mandates, and costs in the name of progress, while ...
NPR

Energy Dept. tells employees not to use words including 'climate change' and 'green'

The Department of Energy has told employees to avoid using certain words, including "climate change," "green" and "sustainable," according to an internal email sent to staff and obtained by NPR. The ...
Arizona Daily Star

Tim Steller's column: After Loop killing, time to focus on securing public spaces

In the hours before Enrique Mercado was killed while cycling on The Loop, the Tucson City Council had a long, delicate discussion of homelessness, addiction and mental illness. Much of the focus, as ...
Eater

A Former Chicago Bear Debuts a South Loop Cafe With a Serious Amaro List

For most people, retirement means slowing down and taking it easy. For former Chicago Bears defensive end Israel Idonije it’s been anything but. Since officially retiring from the NFL in 2014, he’s ...
Greek Reporter

How to Extract Gold From E-Waste Using Old Milk

Burning the aerogel that had adsorbed and reduced gold from an e-waste solution produced this 0.5 g gold nugget with a purity of around 91 percent, corresponding to 21 to 22 carats. Credit: Raffaele ...
CNET

How to Use Copilot to Save Money on Grocery Costs

Here's how to use artificial intelligence as a search tool to find grocery deals -- just make sure you double check that the info is up to date. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She ...
The New York Times

21 Ways People Are Using A.I. at Work

A burst of experimentation followed ChatGPT's release to the public in late 2022. Now many people are integrating the newest models and custom systems into what they do all day: their work. Chefs are ...