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Where is dark matter theoretically?

Where is dark matter theoretically?


Where is dark matter theoretically?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 05:53 PM PST

I know that most of our universe is mostly made up of dark matter and dark energy. But where is this energy/matter (literally speaking) is it all around us and we just can't sense it without tools because it's not useful to our immediate survival? Or is it floating around the universe and it's just pure chance that there isn't enough anywhere near us to produce a measurable sample?

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How does heat dissipation work in space (feel free to be technical)?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 05:52 PM PST

I never really gave much thought into how systems cool themselves in space, but they obviously can't use cooling through air convection. However, I know that the ISS uses radiators. So the only thing that they can dissipate heat is through radiation, right? How efficient is that? For example, parts of the ISS use Ammonia to circulate heat. If I had X liters of Ammonia flowing evenly through a radiator system of area Y at Z degrees Celsius, how long would it take for the Ammonia to reach temperature T? Feel free to be as technical as you want, I come from a science and math background. In fact, I would even appreciate if someone could provide me with information or equations that I could use to calculate or estimate heat dissipation in space systems.

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AskScience AMA Series: We are geoscientists, emergency managers and communication specialists working on the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system in CA, OR and WA. Ask us anything!

Posted: 18 Feb 2021 04:00 AM PST

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  • Robert de Groot (USGS), ShakeAlert Coordinator for Communication, Education, Outreach, and Technical Engagement, responsible for the effort to develop and execute training and education programs and materials that are integrated with broader earthquake risk programs in order to promote the public and institutional acceptance and implementation of the ShakeAlert system.
  • Althea Rizzo, Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Geological Hazards Coordinator
  • Doug Given (USGS), Earthquake Early Warning National Coordinator, responsible of overall development and operation of the ShakeAlert system.
  • Mouse Reusch, ShakeAlert Regional Buildout Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, responsible for coordinating the buildout of stations in Oregon and Washington as well as sharing and integrating best practices for ShakeAlert across the West Coast.
  • Lucy Walsh, Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon, Oregon ShakeAlert Coordinator. The primary resource in Oregon for onboarding users of the ShakeAlert System.
  • Maximilian Dixon, Washington State Emergency Management Division, Hazards and Outreach Program Supervisor, manages geological hazards, preparedness, and related outreach efforts for Washington state.
  • Danté DiSabatino, Washington State Emergency Management Division, Earthquake Early Warning Outreach Coordinator, responsible for coordinating the rollout of ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning in Washington state.
  • Bill Steele, UW-PNSN Communicator and External Affairs, Washington ShakeAlert Technical Implementation Coordinator.
  • Sara McBride, USGS Research Social Scientist, responsible for coordination of the social science research regarding ShakeAlert. As a communication researcher, she studies media, social media, and diverse populations.
  • Harold Tobin, Director of Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, UW Professor of Geophysics, Washington State Seismologist. Responsible for oversight of earthquake information and research at PNSN and at UW; lead the UW team in the ShakeAlert partnership.
  • Matt Auflick, Community relations Manager, Seattle Office of Emergency Management. Responsible for community outreach, public information and alert and warning for the City of Seattle's emergency management program.

We're here to raise awareness and answer questions about the new early earthquake warning system, earthquakes and Pacific Northwest hazards in general. We'll be on at 11-2 PST (2-5 ET, 19-22 UT), ask us anything!

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Why haven't more traditional methods of making vaccines been successful in the case of Covid-19?

Posted: 18 Feb 2021 01:11 AM PST

I know the mRNA and adenovirus methods have yielded positive results, but why have protein/subunit and attenuated virus vaccines shown less promise?

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If you put ice in a vacuum sealed container and the ice melts, does the vacuum get stronger since the volume decreased?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 01:12 PM PST

Antibody titers after COVID 19 vaccine?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 08:34 PM PST

What do we know about antibody titers and timing in relation to first and second shots of Pfizer (+/-Moderna)? Any good sources out there? Haven't run across a good summary anywhere, thought someone here may have. Specifically, when would one expect to test positive for antibodies after receiving both doses of an mRNA vaccine?

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How long does it take your cells to read the mRNA (from the Pfizer/Moderna vaccine) and then create the spike protein? Does it happen relatively instantly or take some time? Does your immune response also react immediately to the presence of the spike protein?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:49 PM PST

Will individualized cancer vaccines be possible using technology that created the RNA coronavirus vaccine?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 09:15 PM PST

I know in biology class I learned that all cells have surface proteins. And these surface proteins can sometimes be different depending on the type of cell. I also know that the coronavirus vaccine uses RNA to make our immune system react to the coronavirus. Would we be able to use that same technology to create a unique vaccine for everyone to fight against their cancer cells?

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When writing the wave function for the shrodinger equation for a two particle system, why can you assume that the wave function can be written as a product of the two states of the particles?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 11:31 PM PST

Under what assumption does this hold? What about for entanglement? How would you set up an entangled system in the lab?

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What did Oceania and the South Pacific look like during the Paleolithic period? Was there significantly more land above sea level?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 11:15 AM PST

I've read about how glacier melt opened up tons of continental land mass, but now I'm wondering the opposite. With ocean level rises the past several thousand years, how many island networks were submerged? Continents even?

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How did scientists figure out that coal came from plants?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 06:20 AM PST

How do we know it's Hg2I2 and not HgI?

Posted: 17 Feb 2021 07:08 AM PST

It's not a large question, but how can you know it's Hg2I2 and not HgI? Cause nothing seems wrong with HgI?

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What is the difference between corrosion (e.g. steel rusting in a marine environment) and hydrogen embrittlement? Can both occur at the same time?

Posted: 16 Feb 2021 11:03 AM PST

I'm in a class and the instructor seems to think that steel corroding in salt water would also cause hydrogen embrittlement. I was under the impression that you need a significant source of hydrogen atoms to diffuse into the steel, which is why electroplating, for example, causes it. Do the oxidation reactions in steel corrosion also free up a lot of hydrogen atoms?

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