Electrolysis
As in electrolysis, that is--the hair removal process involving mild doses of electrical current used to kill hair follicles.
View ArticleMetal in the Microwave
Besides preventing the microwaves from reaching and heating up the food it conceals, aluminum foil tends to give off sparks that might start a fire.
View ArticleMicrowave Ovens
Picture the large microwaves as a slinky, bouncing around in your microwave oven: the slinky isn't about to fit through the little holes in the door.
View ArticleThe Birth of the Microwave
Quite often, technological innovation is the product of chance, observation, and curiosity. Take the microwave oven, for example. Its inventor, Percy Spencer, didn't set out to devise a way to cook and...
View ArticleHow Do Microwaves Heat Up Food?
Have you heard the phrase, "Let's nuke it in the microwave!" Well, Nuclear power and microwaves really don't have much in common.
View ArticleBoiling Tea: Mystery Solved!
A listener wrote to A Moment of Science about a fascinating phenomenon she noticed when heating water for tea in a microwave oven...
View ArticleHow Does Food Cook After Taking It Out Of The Oven?
When you take a roast out of the oven, the inner temperature will continue to rise by five degrees. How is it possible for the temperature to rise?
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