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Does the slip-stick phenomenon have any application?
The slip-stick phenomenon is present all around us, be it the noise of car breaks or in earthquakes. But does it have any real-life application?
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Are quantum mechanics calculations useful for engineering?
I heard it's is pretty tough to get results for more than a few quantum particles. Are quantum mechanical calculations useful at all for any technology that is being sold?
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Did Rutherford invent the smoke detector? [closed]
On the web I have found several pages crediting Ernest Rutherford with the invention or at least with discovering the foundation of efficient smoke detectors. The story often goes like this:
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