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September 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 1

1. Avective movement
2. What are charged polymers used for?
3. Doing serum electrolytes home ?

September 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 3

1. Fission of U-236
2. Non-CYP2D6 pain killers
3. Characteristics of common wasps and bees (II)
4. What do these words mean in dentistry?

September 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 4

1. Nodes of atomic orbitals
2. Gravity
3. Spider

September 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 6

1. Alpha decay of Be-9?
2. Providing the current precision limit of our measurements, what is the minimal size of the universe?

September 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 7

1. Distance of electron from Hydrogen Nucleus
2. Mistake in article
3. Efficient swimming: horizontal or vertical fin

September 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 8

1. Forest planets and city planets
2. Where is Dnieper arising from? Is its origin considered a wellspring?
3. Request article review: Levonorgestrel
4. Meth mouth, "krokodil", and phosphorus
5. During evolution what was the fovea good for?

September 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 9

1. Brainstem removal
2. dose testing
3. People who need 4 hours of sleep.

September 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 10

1. What's the explanation for "Larger diameter axons have a higher conduction velocity"?
2. Electricity = a flow of electrons
3. Fire has to have heat, fuel and oxygen?
4. What parameters do you need to describe an audible sound?

September 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 11

1. Planets with natural satellites with natural satellites?
2. Default human template
3. Is there a material that it's 100% non electrical conductive?
4. Gravity

September 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 12

1. Jellyfish
2. Advances in consumer facing industries
3. Quantum CAP Theorem
4. Fluid dynamics question.
5. Desire to raise legs

September 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 14

1. Defibrillator units
2. Did Prohibition Reduce Drinking?
3. Internation standard
4. Unidentified farm crop

September 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 15

1. Is there something that is non-inflammable 100%?

September 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 16

1. Heating of solids
2. Metal identity
3. Obesity
4. Is the negative charge - the absence of the positive charge?
5. Donated blood not clotting

September 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 17

1. Oil and fat yields
2. Flu infection
3. Dog flappy leggy bit

September 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 18

1. Which charge is stronger, negative or positive?
2. Have there been any predictions/projections on when we will be able to regrow human skin and thus completely eliminate white scars?

September 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 19

1. How to choose an expert?
2. type of turbine in a dam
3. Are there any bacteria that are hydrophobic?
4. type of hydroelectric turbine in use

September 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 20

1. Particles, wood heating & diesel
2. Plants question.

September 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 21

1. Baker Dam turbines, continued dialog

September 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 22

1. Valence Bond theory vs Molecular Orbital theory descriptions of O₂
2. Species identification (Unknown spiders)
3. When An Idea appears on your conscious mind

September 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 23

1. 5 ARIs and erectile issues.
2. 3d screen, made of See-through displays

September 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 24

1. What's happened with the PHYTOME project?
2. filtering salt out of seawater
3. Baker Dam
4. Where in the deepest bedrock in the world?

September 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 25

1. Global Warming in Mexico
2. Lunation and tropical year in 5000 BC

September 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 26

1. Neutron star cooldown time
2. Manhole cover in space?
3. Plant identification help
4. Dutasteride and erectile dysfunction

September 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 27

1. Plutonium density
2. Exoworlds with glowing vegetation
3. Gecko in or out of house?

September 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 28

1. Flexible tubing resistant to ~350 C (660 F)
2. Antimatter
3. Hawking radiation
4. Electric-field equivalent of Lenz's law?
5. Two urine streams from pressure
6. Why does ocean water get colder as you go deeper

September 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 29

1. Are there any pathogens where the fraternal birth order effect makes a difference?
2. Diamond valuation

September 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2018 September 30

1. Pianos vs motor vehicles: moving parts
2. Berry
3. Why do tinyish spiders often rappel when chased indoors?
4. :File:Amrum.grass.jpg