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Let’s burn water

So, apparently you can burn saltwater (1, 2, 3, 4) by irradiating it with radiofrequency, weakening the hydrogen-oxygen bond to break it, and igniting the hydrogen and oxygen gas you obtain. The burning flame can then be used to produce electricity.
My proposal is therefore the following: let’s power the RF generator with the electricity produced […]

2008 03 20 Stefano Comments (0)

Triboluminescence

A few days ago I received a letter. While opening it, I was able to spot a considerably bright blue luminescence coming from the line where the glue separated. I heard many times about this phenomenon, but never able to witness it. It is called triboluminescence, and arises by charge separation created by the mechanical […]

2008 02 19 Stefano Physics Comments (0)
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