Tag: electromagnetism

96 What could make a star green? 2016-12-12T15:18:18.757

40 Do all devices go out at the same time in an EMP attack? 2017-01-30T13:11:21.197

39 Reasons why air travel isn't feasible, but ground travel is? 2017-09-21T18:39:54.447

27 How might telekinesis and pyrokinesis work if they were possible? 2016-07-08T00:46:43.343

26 How to prevent electronic advancement beyond the early cold war era? 2018-12-12T05:02:50.317

25 "Shields at 10% one more hit and..." What? 2016-12-23T07:31:21.867

12 What size EMP device would be necessary to wipe all data in a Google-sized server farm, without major physical damage? 2018-11-27T14:17:34.120

11 How would an earthlike planet be affected by continual EMPs? 2015-11-21T20:40:18.153

11 Would interplanetary transmissions in the Wolf 359 star system be detectable by Earth? 2018-09-10T08:30:44.060

11 Would nanotechnology-scale devices be vulnerable to EMP? 2019-08-20T20:19:50.367

10 Can we identify distinct "colors" beyond visible light? 2016-12-10T04:37:05.470

10 What could make a star violet? 2016-12-15T13:01:47.550

10 Is it possible to use a planet's magnetic field for transportation? 2017-10-30T23:25:25.380

9 Under what circumstances will magnetic levitation kill Average Joe? 2016-11-14T23:23:58.650

9 How do passive, toggleable magnetic clamps function? 2017-09-17T20:34:05.147

9 Can the Meissner effect explain very large floating structures? 2019-04-03T19:02:49.587

8 What would a realistic plasma shield look like? 2017-04-02T12:38:35.663

7 What are the specific effects of an EMP on electronics? 2017-05-24T02:00:51.357

7 If all the iron and nickel in the inner core was transmuted into gold over two weeks 2018-02-07T17:58:58.380

7 Can a Planet's Electromagnetic Field Be Strong Enough for Wireless Electricity (Induction)? 2019-10-03T00:25:47.153

6 How would an EMP affect a maglev train system? 2017-12-03T17:05:50.370

6 Viability of options for super tall tower 2018-04-13T14:20:22.023

6 How could you build an artificial planet-sized magnetic field? 2019-09-04T23:23:49.400

5 If electromagnetic waves didn't follow an inverse square law? 2015-11-03T03:51:11.420

5 Effects of powerful superconducting rings on humans? 2017-06-01T22:28:22.880

5 Creating a large electromagnetic field that prevents electronics from working 2017-10-06T21:04:42.647

5 How would two generational ships traveling at point eight cee communicate with each other? 2017-12-27T12:28:32.547

5 Applications of Electromagnetism in "Force Fields" 2018-08-13T18:30:30.670

5 Is it possible to create light emitting creatures using selective breeding? 2019-01-13T10:17:05.307

5 How would an EMP affect spacesuits (and small-arms weapons)? 2019-02-24T02:03:41.807

5 How would someone with electric superpowers make a railgun? 2019-11-28T20:11:10.517

4 Properties of magnetically confined plasma shielding 2017-04-01T14:17:23.253

4 How can an optical signal be converted into a mechanical/acoustic signal without using electricity? 2017-08-03T16:35:15.003

4 Using magnetic fields to prevent a weaponized warp drive? 2017-11-13T02:03:54.827

4 The effects of magnetism in radio transmissions 2019-03-01T19:29:03.140

4 How damaging would a major solar flare induced EMP event really be? 2019-03-02T18:42:50.190

4 Mesas of hard(solid) light 2019-07-30T00:51:28.903

4 Technology to see an invisible being 2019-08-20T18:36:13.740

4 Could there be a planet where no electrical device works but that it can house life? 2019-10-09T08:41:27.220

3 How much charge would destroy the world? 2015-11-02T04:22:47.437

3 How mermaids watch news live on TV underwater if conductivity of sea water affect electromagnetic signal? 2015-12-02T02:11:58.487

3 Would Batman's cape work with electromagnets? 2016-03-09T02:05:31.583

3 Using EM noise + computers to simulate sound in the cockpit 2017-01-24T20:04:23.017

3 What are short-term defenses against massive elegtromagnetic disruption? 2017-03-18T13:21:41.430

3 Could a giant battery serve double duty as a sadistic acid bath? 2017-03-23T02:13:53.663

3 Selective EMP weapon 2017-04-10T19:19:17.993

3 How could you accidentally cause a global blackout? 2017-07-07T22:01:46.880

3 Preventing the dispersion of a particle-beam behind the target 2017-07-13T21:26:13.940

3 What happens to asteroids when heated into a plasma? 2017-08-13T20:38:52.420

3 How can a starship be hardened against EM-based attacks 2018-02-14T12:26:01.363

3 Can electricity powers be used to simulate super strength and superspeed? 2018-05-20T11:49:46.050

3 Creating flying cities 2018-10-23T01:40:45.120

3 Landing Pad Using Lenz's Law 2018-11-07T15:11:00.570

3 Carrington Event Shield 2019-02-10T04:57:19.493

3 Electric Universe: planetary system inside a Red Star 2019-03-19T22:05:42.107

3 Physically based explanation for glowing geometric shapes found embedded in a city, visible only in IR 2019-05-05T00:30:23.257

3 Is there a way the earth could be permanently without electronics? 2019-09-11T16:14:28.303

3 Can I improve internal combustion engine efficiency by slightly changing vacuum permittivity? 2019-11-25T09:16:41.613

3 could a robot fly with powerful enough electromagnets? 2019-12-11T17:54:56.047

2 Is it possible to make high voltage cables hard to detect? 2017-06-28T20:19:40.203

2 Would a "perfect invisibility cloak" still be vulnerable to energy based weapons? 2017-08-22T03:15:31.293

2 Could a species develop the tech necessary to land on their own moon without comprehending light? 2018-07-17T23:24:06.950

2 How much electricity could an iron core moon passing over a copper deposit on a planet generate? 2018-08-21T16:15:37.517

2 If global radio communications systems are disrupted, what is the alternative? 2019-08-16T17:55:44.947

2 Which weapons would humans with electric organs invent? 2019-10-17T01:30:30.620

2 Is my robot concept viable? 2019-12-13T20:31:43.450

2 Would the physical technology of inertia dampers be external or internal? 2020-01-24T21:18:36.180

2 What would a darkness effect capable of blocking all electromagnetic radiation probably do? 2020-02-18T16:33:47.800

1 Energy Transfer Through Space Without Adverse Affects 2017-02-01T17:35:50.053

1 Feasibility of this plasma cannon-Round 2 2017-02-26T11:39:47.183

1 Is this a plausible progression of EMP-like effects? 2017-08-29T17:32:14.313

1 How to protect against a worldwide EMP? 2017-09-02T20:53:39.793

1 Would using Magnetic Coil Platforms be an effective way to transport people across Solar Systems 2017-09-06T16:22:05.207

1 How might a civilization artificially keep a supermassive black hole electrically charged for the lifetime of the black hole? 2018-06-23T05:57:44.423

1 Feasibility of The Culture's Effector 2020-01-24T12:47:55.367

0 What if the speed of light was not constant? 2016-06-09T11:19:01.640

0 Death rate after EMP 2016-09-05T13:11:04.437

0 Could I control plasma from a distance? 2017-06-16T11:36:29.710

0 How might an advanced civilization separate astronomical amounts of Magnesium Ions from astronomical amounts Oxygen Ions? 2018-07-01T04:33:50.417

0 Schools of magic based around energies, not elements 2018-08-03T13:55:13.577

-1 How strong could the Coulomb force be made? 2017-08-18T14:12:50.080

-1 macro level effects of a change in the value for epsilon naught 2017-12-27T07:12:45.803

-1 Hand Held Hybrid Gas Expansion / Coil Guns 2018-03-04T15:01:16.997

-2 Fighting fire with fire: Railguns 2017-08-08T09:15:47.233

-2 I am designing a quantum levitation gauss rifle for a novel that is powered by its own neutronium slugs. I need help with specifics 2019-03-21T01:08:31.390

-3 What conditions would cause electricity to create carbon monoxide? 2017-09-22T19:21:36.357

-3 What would happen if all the machines on Earth were destroyed by an EMP? 2017-12-16T21:34:23.003

-3 What if light didn't decay by a square law, but instead by an INVERSE square? 2018-07-17T04:06:39.017

-4 How to make EMP-Immune electronics? 2019-12-18T07:37:33.717

-5 Could plasma "blow away" bullets? 2017-07-17T15:52:55.620