Here’s A Tiny Particle That Spins Faster Than Anything That’s Ever Spun

28/01/2020 3 min Temporada 2 Episodio 225

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Episode Synopsis

Researchers at Purdue University have managed to spin a very tiny object at the ungodly rate of 300 billion revolutions per minute - and it's powered only by light. Plus: Google Maps allows users to rate and review rivers, lakes and anywhere else that people want to go. So what's the best-reviewed river Earth has to offer? 
Light powers world's fastest-spinning object (Purdue)
What is the world’s best river? (Quartz)
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