Watch Live Today: The Physics of Water [Video]
Physicist Marcia Barbosa will present a free live Webcast on the scientific mysteries of H20
By Clara Moskowitz
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“Water is the most important material in nature,” says physicist Marcia Barbosa of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. “Water is abundant, but the water that we can drink is decreasing.”
Barbosa will discuss how better understanding the physics of water can help conserve this resource on Wednesday, March 4 at 7 P.M. Eastern time; her public lecture will be broadcast live here on this page. The talk, “Water Stress: Seeking Solutions in the Unusual Properties of Water,” is part of a public lecture series at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Ontario presented by Sun Life Financial.
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