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Food & nutrition

The Science of Sugar Turning Brown: Caramelization

Caramelization is the reaction in which sugar, heated to high temperatures, breaks down and recombines into brown compounds and aroma molecules. We look at how it works, the temper

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Information technology

Using Network Technology to Optimize Day-to-Day Operations

Network technology is at the heart of modern society's information and communications infrastructure and has become an indispensable part of the business environment. In a rapidly

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Business administration

Watching Changes Things: The Hawthorne Effect

Why does performance often jump right after a new management practice is introduced, only to slip back later? This article explains the Hawthorne effect: its definition and the ori

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Physics

The Secret of Floating Iron Ships: Archimedes' Principle

An object in a fluid is buoyed up by the weight of the fluid it displaces. This piece explains Archimedes’ principle, why buoyancy comes from pressure differences with depth, when

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Chemistry

The Principles of Thermodynamics and Energy Flow

Thermodynamics is an important discipline that explains the interaction between energy and matter. This article explores its key concepts, from basic theory to state and path funct

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Chemistry

Twin Atoms with Different Weights: Isotopes

Isotopes are atoms of the same element that differ in weight because they have different numbers of neutrons. We look at atomic structure, stable and radioactive isotopes, how carb