David Elm

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David Elm

Apr 22, 2021 03:24

Many of the graduate level textbooks I worked through were not great. It was when my professors supplemented the materials that my study group and I were able to get anywhere with any depth.

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David Elm

Jul 29, 2020 16:04

You might look at high energy protons. In proton therapy, different proton velocities will deposit their energies at different tissue depths. Some variation of this might work for your story.

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David Elm

Apr 30, 2020 12:34

This video might be enlightening. youtube.com/watch?v=F_ewMFdd34A

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David Elm

May 24, 2018 05:37

Sometimes scholars get so steeped in a particular subject, that they have a tough time explaining it to anyone outside that specialty. This is called the 'Curse of Knowledge'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge

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David Elm

Dec 14, 2017 03:52

You can find the article on the experiment here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_red_fox

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David Elm

Nov 3, 2017 01:51

For the spider silk issue, check out this article huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/18/…

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David Elm

Oct 14, 2017 13:08

I suggest you look into 'vacuum polarization'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_polarization I'm pretty sure its the name of the effect you're interested in.