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Work-energy approach: Spring constant for launching a spacecraft

Explore the work-energy approach to determine the spring constant needed for launching a spacecraft! This physics tutorial demonstrates calculations, concepts, and applications for energy, forces, and ...

What is ‘stick flex’ in hockey? How NHLers use it to maximize their games, and how it works

In today's NHL, players don't have to rely on force for their shots — they let "the stick do the work." Here's the science ...
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100 MWh battery uses bricks for storing heat, supplies steam for industries on demand

Rondo Energy and Covestro have begun building a 100 MWh industrial heat battery to produce clean steam using surplus ...
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Simple equations predict hydrogen storage in porous materials

A new set of simple equations can fast-track the search for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a Nobel-Prize-winning class of ...