Source: Washington Monthly, “The 12 Early Warning Signs of Fascism,” Martin Longman, January 31, 2017 Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights But beyond him being (obviously) a genocidal maniac, there’s an aspect to Hitler’s rule that kind of gets missed in our standard view of him. Even if popular culture hasContinue reading “Fascism and Laziness…”
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Organic Solar Cells…
Prof. Li Gang invented a novel technique to achieve breakthrough efficiency with organic solar cells. Credit: Hong Kong Polytechnic University Topics: Chemistry, Green Tech, Materials Science, Photonics, Research, Solar Power Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have achieved a breakthrough power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.31% with organic solar cells (OSCs), also known asContinue reading “Organic Solar Cells…”
As The Worm Turns…
Schematic diagram of the worm-inspired robot. Credit: Jin et al. Topics: Applied Physics, Biomimetics, Instrumentation, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Bio-inspired robots, robotic systems that emulate the appearance, movements, and/or functions of specific biological systems, could help to tackle real-world problems more efficiently and reliably. Over the past two decades, roboticists have introduced a growing number ofContinue reading “As The Worm Turns…”
Grim Reaper…
This map predicts how air pollution with fine particles will be in the future – according to Ulas Im’s computer simulation. The blue-colored areas show where the pollution is worst. Green is a little better, and yellow means almost no pollution. Credit: Journal for Environmental Research Topics: Civilization, Environment, Existentialism For many years now, we haveContinue reading “Grim Reaper…”
ALPS and Dark Matter…
Magnet row of the ALPS experiment in the HERA tunnel: In this part of the magnets, intense laser light is reflected back and forth, from which axions are supposed to form. Credit: DESY, Marta Maye Topics: Dark Matter, Materials Science, Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics The ALPS (Any Light Particle Search) experiment, which stretches a totalContinue reading “ALPS and Dark Matter…”
Threat Assessment…
Domestic Violent Extremists Will Be Harder to Combat Than Homegrown Jihadists, The Rand Blog Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights Source: https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-may-24-2023 Summary of Terrorism-Related Threat to the United States The United States remains in a heightened threat environment. Lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefsContinue reading “Threat Assessment…”
Nano Sanitizer…
The disinfectant powder is stirred in bacteria-contaminated water (upper left). The mixture is exposed to sunlight, which rapidly kills all the bacteria (upper right). A magnet collects the metallic powder after disinfection (lower right). The powder is then reloaded into another beaker of contaminated water, and the disinfection process is repeated (lower left). (Image credit: TongContinue reading “Nano Sanitizer…”
Solar…
The LRESE parabolic dish: the solar reactor converts solar energy to hydrogen with an efficiency of more than 20%, producing around 0.5 kg of “green” hydrogen per day. (Courtesy: LRESE EPFL) Topics: Applied Physics, Energy, Environment, Research, Solar Power A new solar-radiation-concentrating device produces “green” hydrogen at a rate of more than 2 kilowatts whileContinue reading “Solar…”
Balsa Chips…
Modified wood modulates electrical current: researchers at Linköping University, together with colleagues from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, have developed the world’s first electrical transistor made of wood. (Courtesy: Thor Balkhed) Topics: Applied Physics, Biomimetics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Research Researchers in Sweden have built a transistor out of a plank of wood byContinue reading “Balsa Chips…”
Gaming Apocalypse…
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Dark Side, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights 2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. This is NOT an eschatology blog. The second verse is a common cudgel to the LGBT community, bellowed from the pulpits of soon-discovered closeted pastors. Several laws areContinue reading “Gaming Apocalypse…”
Physics and Nano 