Professor Alex Baker is exploring the real-world science on May 4 - Star Wars day.
Professor Alex Baker dives into the real-life possibilities of the far away science in the Star Wars universe As galactic imaginings go, the technology in Star Wars would seem to be light years beyond the reach of humble Earthlings. Professor Alex Baker, however, has The Force — or at least the weight of science — on his side as he uses the sci-fi odyssey to explore some explosive real-world chemistry.
On Earth sodium has other uses too, for example in some nuclear reactors to transfer the heat generated from the nuclear reactor to turbines that produce electricity. Nitric acid Chemicals containing nitrogen are also fundamental to warfare in the universe created by George Lucas, suggests Prof Baker. ‘Baradium nitrate can be found in every imperial stormtrooper’s kit, in their thermal detonators, and also as star ship fuel,’ he said.
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