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Can you provide a detailed structure and working of the magnetron tube used in microwave ovens?

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Edmund Mah asks

Are there special awards for Canadian scientists? Canadian science greats like Sir Frederick...

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Are there any conflicting scientific views about the ozone 'hole' over the Antarctic?

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What two liquids combine that gives you a solid instantly?

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Jason from Montreal asks

What's the percentage of male and female meteorologists in Canada?

Tony Sousa asks

How do hot packs work? My wife purchased a reusable hot pack for keeping our baby warm when we go...

Larry King asks

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What is Tritium?

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What is thought? Is it matter or energy? And how does the brain create a thought?

Brian from Jersey City asks

How are mountains created?

David from Blacksburg asks

Why does solar energy lose some of its strength when entering through the O-zone?

Marcos Chimenti from Rio de Janeiro asks

Does air act as an insulator against lightning on flying airplanes? I know the aluminum case is...

Asma from the Internet asks

Should scientists have any moral responsibility in science? For example, do scientists consider the...

Sara asks

What happens to a compass when it is held exactly on magnetic north? Does it just spin?

Anonymous from the Internet asks

Why does water not sink down through the ocean floor?

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I just recently did an experiment using paper airplanes with different wing types (swept back at...

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Can you please tell me what the basic preservatives are in the following breads: white, wheat,...

MacArthur Kaleel from Atlanta, Georgia asks

We all know that earthquakes are one of the primary causes of mountain formation. Does the...

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Why does nutrasweet or aspartame loses its effectiveness in cooking or in processes requiring...

Gillian from Haliburton asks

What effect do pain killers have on the human brain? How exactly do they work? What about drugs...

Ken Marshall from Sault Ste Marie asks

Since trees hold CO2 and produce oxygen, why would it not be beneficial to have marginal farmland...

DeeCee from Indianapolis asks

How does vacuum insulation work and can an R Value be assigned to it? Does the depth of the vacuum...

Michel lamontagne from edmonton asks

I am wondering how water/air changes it's molecular structure so that when air is heated it...

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Is invisiblilty possible? Is it possible to alter an object so it can't be seen? Could people's...

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why does soda pop fizz when it is poured over ice

Rosanne Li from the Internet asks

I would like to know how the brain functions generally while sleeping, and what part electricity...

Gareth Cook from St. John's, Newfoundland asks

If, as we know, Carbon dioxide - a potent greenhouse gas - is heavier than air,  why is it a...

Yevgeniy Perev from Staten Island asks

How much energy did the highest energy neutrino detected so far have?

Elizabeth Inch asks

Could Dr. Michael Smith's discovery of site-directed mutagenesis be of benefit specifically to...

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Is it possible to do a blood test (or some other type of tissue testing) to determine someone's...

Michael Chen from Calgary asks

Is there any evidence that the Green House Effect is not caused by industral gas emissions?

Vinita from Edison asks

What are the main chemical components in food? How do you determine the total protein, lipid,...

Serine from Singapore asks

Are there any developments in the research on elastin in coronary heart disease? Is there any way...

Jonathan Wever asks

What is the maximum number of decibels one ear can hear?

Kim from the Internet asks

When metal scrapes metal such as two spoons, it makes the edges of my teeth feel numb. Why is that?

Sadia Ali asks

Apparently we lose millions of brain cells every day. Does that mean we are getting dumber by the...