John Medland/Paramount+ ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ to End With Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE), Joe Otterson, Variety Topics: Civilization, Einstein, Literature, Space Exploration, Special Relativity, Star Trek Magic Carpet Physics In the TNG Movie, “Star Trek: First Contact,” Captain Picard, Commander Riker, Counselor Troi, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Lieutenant Commander Joardi Laforge, Lieutenant Commander Worf and Lieutenant CommanderContinue reading “Steppenwolf and Starships…”
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EEI…
In January, 2025, a highly destructive wildfire in Pacific Palisades, California, damaged thousands of houses and buildings. Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Topics: Climate Change, Economics, Entropy, Environment, Existentialism, Global Warming, Thermodynamics Note: My apologies. My posting is sporadic due to my commute to and from work (1 hour, 6 minutes in GOOD traffic onContinue reading “EEI…”
Inadvertent Graphene…
Credit: ACS Nano (2026). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c12759 Topics: Applied Physics, Battery, Chemistry, Graphene, History, Materials Science, Nanomaterials What do Thomas Edison and 2010 Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According to a recent publication from the lab of Rice University’s James Tour in ACS Nano, it could be graphene—an answer that might have confusedContinue reading “Inadvertent Graphene…”
SiC/SiC Composites, Pulsed Lasers, and Water…
Schematic of annulus-conical water jet-assisted laser machining. Fig 1 Topics: Applied Physics, Composite Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Lasers, Materials Science, Nanoengineering Abstract When processing SiC/SiC composites using nanosecond-pulsed lasers, thermal effects such as molten deposition and heat-affected zones (HAZs) will occur. In this study, an annulus-conical water jet (ACWJ) was introduced to assist nanosecond laser machiningContinue reading “SiC/SiC Composites, Pulsed Lasers, and Water…”
Rogue Planet…
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Astronomers just measured the mass of a free-floating planet without a star for the first time Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, NASA When we imagine a planet, we think of one like ours, orbiting a star. But some have a far lonelier existence, drifting through interstellar space without a sun toContinue reading “Rogue Planet…”
Quantum Cryptography…
Credit: VectorMine/Shutterstock Topics: Computer Science, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, NIST, Quantum Computer, Quantum Mechanics Note: As a Communications-Computer Systems Officer in the US Air Force, I was once responsible for Technical Control, Computer Maintenance, and Crypto-Teletype (not that anyone uses a teletype anymore – I hope not!). I also beta-tested DARPANET at Bergstrom Air Force Base, whichContinue reading “Quantum Cryptography…”
Almost the Twilight Zone…
Topics: Computer Modeling, Mathematics, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Theoretical Physics The concept of a fourth dimension is so elusive and mysterious that many of us find it almost impossible to comprehend. But could an additional layer of spatial reality truly exist, hidden beyond our three-dimensional worldview? Tantalizingly, scientists now claim to have built a fourth dimensionContinue reading “Almost the Twilight Zone…”
Hitchhikers…
Topics: Astronautics, Astrophysics, Moonbase, NASA One of the key challenges in building and sustaining a permanent settlement on the moon, as in 2001: A Space Odyssey, is finding a reliable and economical means of transporting essential resources, such as water and energy. The good news is that while the moon may look like a barren wastelandContinue reading “Hitchhikers…”
Superconductivity and Electron Pairs…
Topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, Modern Physics, Superconductors It’s one of the most stubborn open questions of modern physics: What’s the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity? All superconductors need some way of binding their electrons, which are fermions, into quasiparticles called Cooper pairs, which act as bosons. The low-temperature superconductivity in metals is well describedContinue reading “Superconductivity and Electron Pairs…”
Travels…
Breakthrough discovery in plants’ DNA may lead to slowing the aging process in humans, Sandee LaMotte, CNN, November 18, 2019 Topics: Biology, Civics, Civil Rights, Entropy, History, Philosophy My last post on this site was on my birthday this summer. I have been commuting to and from work in Durham during the government shutdown (aContinue reading “Travels…”
Physics and Nano 