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The Earth is wrapped in a giant magnetic blanket, and this device is hyper-aware of every single wrinkle in it. Magnetometers detect the strength and…
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The only reason your phone knows when you drop it on your face is because of a microscopic physical spring. Accelerometers measure changes in velocity by…
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If you want to know a molecule's shape, turn it into a rock and hit it with high-energy rays. X-ray crystallography measures how radiation scatters off a…
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Instead of looking at things, scientists built a microscopic record player needle to literally drag across molecules. As the tip grazes the surface, a laser…
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When a star explodes or a nuclear bomb detonates, it screams in a frequency that can rip apart DNA. Gamma ray detectors use dense crystals or semiconductors…
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Trusting human senses around radiation is a fantastic way to glow in the dark, so we wear paranoid jewelry instead. Dosimeters measure cumulative exposure to…
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