Decoded Science » Tel Asiado http://www.decodedscience.com science news research theories Thu, 23 May 2013 21:10:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Chemistry of Fireworks http://www.decodedscience.com/the-chemistry-of-fireworks/29279 http://www.decodedscience.com/the-chemistry-of-fireworks/29279#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:46:22 +0000 Tel Asiado http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=29279 Interested in pyrotechnics? The beautiful colors and effects of fireworks are due to the chemical reactions between elements, heat and oxygen.

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/the-chemistry-of-fireworks/29279/feed 0 Ammonia: The Chemical at the Center of Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion http://www.decodedscience.com/ammonia-the-chemical-at-the-center-of-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/29149 http://www.decodedscience.com/ammonia-the-chemical-at-the-center-of-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/29149#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:17:51 +0000 Tel Asiado http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=29149 What is anhydrous ammonia - and why did the chemicals involved make the Texas fertilizer plant explosion as bad as it was?

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/ammonia-the-chemical-at-the-center-of-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/29149/feed 0 Earth Chemistry at a Glance for Earth Day http://www.decodedscience.com/earth-chemistry-at-a-glance-for-earth-day/29031 http://www.decodedscience.com/earth-chemistry-at-a-glance-for-earth-day/29031#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:52:57 +0000 Tel Asiado http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=29031 Explore our planet's chemistry and composition in celebration of Earth Day. Chemical elements make up the crust, mantle, and core - do you know which ones?

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/earth-chemistry-at-a-glance-for-earth-day/29031/feed 0 The Fibonacci Series, Phi, Shapes, and Numbers: Sacred Geometry in Nature and Culture http://www.decodedscience.com/the-fibonacci-series-phi-shapes-and-numbers-sacred-geometry-in-nature-and-culture/3245 http://www.decodedscience.com/the-fibonacci-series-phi-shapes-and-numbers-sacred-geometry-in-nature-and-culture/3245#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:56:02 +0000 Tel Asiado http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=3245 For eons, human beings have felt that certain numbers, ratios, and shapes have sacred significance. For instance, the number ‘7’ has had great significance in various aspects of many cultures, geometric shapes have been associated with numbers, and the Fibonacci series and Golden Ratio are still instrumental in everything from Art to Music.  Sacred Meanings in Geometric [...]

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/the-fibonacci-series-phi-shapes-and-numbers-sacred-geometry-in-nature-and-culture/3245/feed 6 Andreas Vesalius and De Humani Corporis Fabrica http://www.decodedscience.com/andreas-vesalius-and-de-humani-corporis-fabrica/2912 http://www.decodedscience.com/andreas-vesalius-and-de-humani-corporis-fabrica/2912#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:23:31 +0000 Tel Asiado http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=2912 Andreas Vesalius was a Belgian physician, anatomist and teacher. He is the founder of modern human anatomy, and is famous for his textbook Fabrica, considered the greatest medical book in his time. The actual name of the book is De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body), written in 1543. In the [...]

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