tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post300177580327418701..comments2024-03-28T17:13:01.117+10:00Comments on Condensed concepts: Seeing zero-point energy with a pH meterRoss H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-53995505460110857412014-07-21T11:57:58.149+10:002014-07-21T11:57:58.149+10:00No. This relates to the chemistry of heavy water. ...No. This relates to the chemistry of heavy water. A physical property of heavy water is that it is better at capturing neutrons because the neutron absorption cross-section of deuterium is greater than that of protons.Ross H. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-50892373232484169942014-07-07T13:41:51.839+10:002014-07-07T13:41:51.839+10:00Is this related to why heavy water is good at neut...Is this related to why heavy water is good at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water#Neutron_moderator" rel="nofollow">neutron moderation</a>? Australia's new 20 MW <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Heights_Reactor" rel="nofollow">reactor</a> in Sydney places the uranium in a big pool of heavy water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com