12 thoughts on “2022 TALON Talk: What interferes with radio waves?”
Great job on your Talk! I enjoyed how well the topics were organized into smaller chunks. I also liked how the color theme was pretty similar throughout all the slide. Who do you think was the most influential person in the research of radio waves?
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I would think the most influential person was Albert Einstein because he was the first to break the debate of wave vs particle with his wave particle theory. Also he had a great reputation already, so people trusted his theories.
Great presentation Arik! All the diagrams you added made understanding the concepts you explained easier to understand. You gave clear, detailed explanations of all of the scientific concepts behind radio waves. You designed your slides in a way that reduced a lot of screen clutter, clearly presenting the concept as the main idea. one question I have is: how might radio waves interact with semiconductors?
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That’s a great question, I cannot answer for sure I will have to do some research. But from what I know, if an electromagnetic wave has enough energy, it could penetrate metals beacuse the electrons simply can’t move fast enough to match the wave’s energy. Because semiconductors have less free electrons, there will probably be a higher chance that the electrons can’t move to blocks the wave fast enough, so there is probably a higher chance of a refracted wave. However radio wave have such low energy, that I don’t think they would be able to go through a semiconductor, it would most likely reflect and absorb the wave.
Great job Arik!
I enjoyed how well different topics were organized into smaller manageable slides. I also liked how the theme of the talk was consistent throughout the entire presentation. I have one question for you can two radio waves collide? and if so, what are the effects?
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Yes they can in fact, and that is how the double slit experiment works. If they collide in a straight line, and are both in sync where they will go up and down syncronically, they will actually form a larger wave with twice the amlplitude which is called constructive interference. If they collide but are perfectly out of sync, so when one goes up the other goes down, they completely destroy each other. If they collide on an angle then they probably won’t even interact with each other, but if they do it’s the same principle as I previously explained.
Well done, Arik.
I enjoyed listening to your Talon talk. I especially liked how you discussed the people behind the discoveries as well as the information itself. I also liked how you used diagrams to emphasize the information and make it easier to visually understand. My question is, does the density of the material affect how much it refracts waves or if it refracts at all?
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The factors that affect percentage of refraction are the permittivity of the material and the permeability of the material. I don’t know if density affects either of those factors, but if it does than the answer would be yes.
Hi Arik, I enjoyed the TALON Talk. Your slides were consistent, and you spoke with a clear voice throughout the whole presentation. The visual aids added to the presentation and were all relevant in explaining your topic. I enjoyed learning about the people that helped discover and research waves on the electromagnetic spectrum. The audio clips sometimes played over each other while I was going through the presentation, but that could’ve easily just have been something to do with my device. Overall, I learned a lot!
My question is, can different wavelengths interfere with radio waves? If I had a wireless earphone on and there was a microwave between my device and me, would the connection between the earphones and device cut out?
Thank for the comment!
In order for wirless earphones to work, they need to receive the frequency or wavelength of the transmitter, or your device. They are made to let through only that specific frequency, so microwaves wouldn’t interfere with the earphones. As for the radio wave interacting with the microwave, it wouldn’t really interact, unless they happened to be perfectly out of sync with each other in which case they would both destroy each other. But since there are many radio waves being sent from the device, you wouldn’t get cut out.
Nice presentation Arik! I really liked all of the diagrams that you incorporated in your presentation. There was lots of information that tied nicely with the images. My one question for you is what would cause two radio waves to collide?
Thank for commenting!
The only way radio waves would really interact wiht each other on collision is if they managed to be showed directly at each other. Then if they had the same frequency and happened to be out of sync with each other, they would destroy each other. Young did this in the experiment on one of the slides.
Great job on your Talk! I enjoyed how well the topics were organized into smaller chunks. I also liked how the color theme was pretty similar throughout all the slide. Who do you think was the most influential person in the research of radio waves?
Thanks for commenting!
I would think the most influential person was Albert Einstein because he was the first to break the debate of wave vs particle with his wave particle theory. Also he had a great reputation already, so people trusted his theories.
Great presentation Arik! All the diagrams you added made understanding the concepts you explained easier to understand. You gave clear, detailed explanations of all of the scientific concepts behind radio waves. You designed your slides in a way that reduced a lot of screen clutter, clearly presenting the concept as the main idea. one question I have is: how might radio waves interact with semiconductors?
Thanks for the comment!
That’s a great question, I cannot answer for sure I will have to do some research. But from what I know, if an electromagnetic wave has enough energy, it could penetrate metals beacuse the electrons simply can’t move fast enough to match the wave’s energy. Because semiconductors have less free electrons, there will probably be a higher chance that the electrons can’t move to blocks the wave fast enough, so there is probably a higher chance of a refracted wave. However radio wave have such low energy, that I don’t think they would be able to go through a semiconductor, it would most likely reflect and absorb the wave.
Great job Arik!
I enjoyed how well different topics were organized into smaller manageable slides. I also liked how the theme of the talk was consistent throughout the entire presentation. I have one question for you can two radio waves collide? and if so, what are the effects?
Thank you for the comment!
Yes they can in fact, and that is how the double slit experiment works. If they collide in a straight line, and are both in sync where they will go up and down syncronically, they will actually form a larger wave with twice the amlplitude which is called constructive interference. If they collide but are perfectly out of sync, so when one goes up the other goes down, they completely destroy each other. If they collide on an angle then they probably won’t even interact with each other, but if they do it’s the same principle as I previously explained.
Well done, Arik.
I enjoyed listening to your Talon talk. I especially liked how you discussed the people behind the discoveries as well as the information itself. I also liked how you used diagrams to emphasize the information and make it easier to visually understand. My question is, does the density of the material affect how much it refracts waves or if it refracts at all?
Thank you for commenting!
The factors that affect percentage of refraction are the permittivity of the material and the permeability of the material. I don’t know if density affects either of those factors, but if it does than the answer would be yes.
Hi Arik, I enjoyed the TALON Talk. Your slides were consistent, and you spoke with a clear voice throughout the whole presentation. The visual aids added to the presentation and were all relevant in explaining your topic. I enjoyed learning about the people that helped discover and research waves on the electromagnetic spectrum. The audio clips sometimes played over each other while I was going through the presentation, but that could’ve easily just have been something to do with my device. Overall, I learned a lot!
My question is, can different wavelengths interfere with radio waves? If I had a wireless earphone on and there was a microwave between my device and me, would the connection between the earphones and device cut out?
Thank for the comment!
In order for wirless earphones to work, they need to receive the frequency or wavelength of the transmitter, or your device. They are made to let through only that specific frequency, so microwaves wouldn’t interfere with the earphones. As for the radio wave interacting with the microwave, it wouldn’t really interact, unless they happened to be perfectly out of sync with each other in which case they would both destroy each other. But since there are many radio waves being sent from the device, you wouldn’t get cut out.
Nice presentation Arik! I really liked all of the diagrams that you incorporated in your presentation. There was lots of information that tied nicely with the images. My one question for you is what would cause two radio waves to collide?
Thank for commenting!
The only way radio waves would really interact wiht each other on collision is if they managed to be showed directly at each other. Then if they had the same frequency and happened to be out of sync with each other, they would destroy each other. Young did this in the experiment on one of the slides.