The unequivocal effectiveness of vaccinations has seen many of the world’s worst and most debilitating diseases relegated to the history books. Gone are the days when millions of people were…
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David Klemke
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Everyone is familiar with the traditional bar magnet, usually painted in red and blue denoting the north and south poles respectively.You’re also likely familiar with their behaviour, put opposite poles…
David Klemke
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It was 3 years ago that particle physicists working with CERN at the Large Hadron Collider announced they had verified the existence of the Higgs-Boson. It was a pivotal moment…
David Klemke
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As long time readers will know I’m a fan of simple experiments or demonstrations that have some underpinning scientific phenomenon. It was things like these that first spurred my interest…
David Klemke
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As we go further and further down into the world of infinitesimally small physics the rules we use at the macro level start to break down. Where once we had…
David Klemke
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Today’s workplaces value the appearance of being productive rather than actual productivity. This seemingly nonsensical behaviour stems from the inability of many companies to accurately define performance metrics or other…
David Klemke
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Cancer drugs are, to be honest, a club being used where a scalpel is needed. Most modern chemotherapy treatments hinge on the principle that certain drugs will kill the cancer…
David Klemke
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The question of where life came from on our Earth is one that has perplexed scientists and philosophers alike for centuries. Whilst we have really robust models for how life…
David Klemke
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Human spaceflight is, to be blunt, an unnecessarily complicated affair. Us humans require a whole host of things to make sure we can survive the trip through the harsh conditions…
David Klemke
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I am always amazed when something that I think I understand completely turns out to be far more complicated than I first thought. The anodizing process was one of these…