Researchers detected a surprising rise in levels of chlorofluorocarbons between 2010 and 2020 using a monitoring network that includes the Jungfraujoch research station in Switzerland. Credit: Shutterstock Topics: Chemistry, Civilization, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming From my resume: “I eliminated ozone-depleting materials using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Taguchi Methods of Quality EngineeringContinue reading “Zombie CFCs…”
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Slits in Time…
The classic double-slit experiment leads to characteristic interference patterns. Credit: Russell Knightly/SPL Topics: Modern Physics, Optics, Quantum Mechanics A celebrated experiment in 1801 showed that light passing through two thin slits interferes with itself, forming a characteristic striped pattern on the wall behind. Now, physicists have shown that a similar effect can arise with twoContinue reading “Slits in Time…”
Fly Them to the Moon…
The Artemis 2 crew, from left to right: Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch. (NASA TV) Topics: Astronautics, Astrophysics, International Space Station, NASA, Space Exploration NASA has selected the four astronauts that will travel to the Moon during the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, which will be humanity’s first crewed return to theContinue reading “Fly Them to the Moon…”
Zero Days…
Image Source: Tech Target Topics: Computer Science, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Spyware Spyware vendors are exploiting zero days and known vulnerabilities in Android, iOS, and Chrome, sparking an increase in “dangerous hacking tools,” warned Google’s Threat Analysis Group. In a blog post on Wednesday, Clement Lecigne, a security engineer at Google, detailed two recent campaigns that TAGContinue reading “Zero Days…”
Physics and Nano 