Artist’s depiction of an extra-solar system that is crowded with giant planets. Credit: NASA/Dana Berry Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Space Exploration Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors around other stars. New studies show in some planetary systems, the giants tend to kick smaller planets outContinue reading “Gas Nephilim…”
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A Hole in the Sky…
This map shows the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South Pole on September 21, 2023, the day of its maximum extent, as calculated by the NASA Ozone Watch team. Moderate ozone losses (orange) are visible amid widespread areas of more potent ozone losses (red). NASA Earth Observatory Topics: Antarctica, Atmospheric Science, NASA, OzoneContinue reading “A Hole in the Sky…”
Bitcoin and Gaia…
“What are the environmental impacts of cryptocurrency?” Written by Paul Kim; edited by Jasmine Suarez Mar 17, 2022, 5:21 PM EDT, Business Insider. Image: Ethereum, the second biggest cryptocurrency on the market, plans on changing to proof of stake mining in the future. Rachel Mendelson/Insider Topics: Applied Physics, Computer Science, Cryptography, Economics, Environment, Star Trek,Continue reading “Bitcoin and Gaia…”
In Medias Res…
Image source: Link below Topics: Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Computer Modeling, Einstein, High Energy Physics, Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics In the search for new physics, a new kind of scientist is bridging the gap between theory and experiment. Traditionally, many physicists have divided themselves into two tussling camps: the theorists and the experimentalists. Albert Einstein theorizedContinue reading “In Medias Res…”
Pattern Recognition…
“Last Battlefield,” 47 years later, StarTrek.com, January 10, 2016 Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights, Star Trek The Cleve Cartmill affair, source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadline_(science_fiction_story) I admit I had heard of this before, but I didn’t know the government gave it his name. It figures because Cleve was clever (see what I did there?)Continue reading “Pattern Recognition…”
Liquid Squeezing…
That isn’t tea, but the paradox still applies: Dispersing gold nanoparticles in an aqueous chlorine solution. (Courtesy: Ai Du) Topics: Aerogels, Einstein, Materials Science, Nanomaterials, Soft Materials If you stir a colloidal solution containing nanoparticles, you might expect the particles to disperse evenly through the liquid. But that’s not what happens. Instead, the particles endContinue reading “Liquid Squeezing…”
Economic Sciences…
Topics: Economics, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize Prize announcement. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Mon. 9 Oct 2023. < https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2023/prize-announcement/ > 9 October 2023 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 to Claudia GoldinHarvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA “for havingContinue reading “Economic Sciences…”
Peace…
Topics: Existentialism, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Peace Prize Press release. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Fri. 6 Oct 2023. < https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2023/press-release/ > Narges Mohammadi is a woman, a human rights advocate, and a freedom fighter. Her brave struggle for freedom of expression and the right to independence has come with tremendous personal costs. Altogether, theContinue reading “Peace…”
Literature…
Topics: Literature, Nobel Laurate, Nobel Prize Press release. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Thu. 5 Oct 2023. < https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2023/press-release/ > The Permanent Secretary Press release5 October 2023 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 Jon Fosse The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 is awarded to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse, “for his innovative playsContinue reading “Literature…”
Chemistry…
Topics: Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize Prize announcement. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Wed. 4 Oct 2023. < https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2023/prize-announcement/ > 4 October 2023 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 to Moungi G. BawendiMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA Louis E. BrusColumbiaContinue reading “Chemistry…”
Physics and Nano 