Topics: Materials Science, Nanomaterials, Phonons, Quantum Computers, Quantum Mechanics, Superconductors Argonne researchers have developed a cutting-edge technique to study atomic vibrations near material interfaces, opening doors to new quantum applications in computing and sensing. Scientists are racing to develop new materials for quantum technologies in computing and sensing for ultraprecise measurements. For these future technologiesContinue reading “Nano and Quantum…”
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Woolly Mouse…
The “woolly mouse” was developed by Colossal Biosciences by editing genes to give the mouse a bushier, thicker coat, akin to that of the extinct woolly mammoth. Colossal Topics: Biology, Biotechnology, Research Note: I had a pet hamster named “Woolly,” that looked remarkably like this one. I’m sure cloning wasn’t at this point decades ago.Continue reading “Woolly Mouse…”
Capturing Carbon…
Climeworks’ Mammoth plant in Iceland, which began operations in May 2024. The plant removes carbon dioxide with direct air capture — one of the methods examined in APS’ latest report. Topics: Applied Physics, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green Tech Anthropologists believe our ancestors first used fire as a tool nearly two million years ago. Eventually,Continue reading “Capturing Carbon…”
Dr. Carter G. Woodson…
The Origins of Black History Month: Carter G. Woodson’s Act to Remember, State Senator Lena Taylor, Feb 11, 2019 Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Carl Sagan, Carter G. Woodson, Democracy, Diversity in Science, Existentialism, Women in Science “If you can control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his action. WhenContinue reading “Dr. Carter G. Woodson…”
Dr. Lonnie Johnson…
Getty Images Lonnie Johnson holds his patent for the pump-action water gun he developed, now known as the Super Soaker Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, Mechanical Engineering, NASA, Nuclear Engineering, STEM Engineer Lonnie Johnson invented the massively popular Super Soaker water gun and is developing a thermoelectric device to convert solarContinue reading “Dr. Lonnie Johnson…”
Dr. Ayanna Howard…
Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Computer Engineering, Diversity in Science, Electrical Engineering, NASA, Robotics, STEM, Women in Science Accomplished roboticist, entrepreneur, and educator Ayanna Howard, PhD, became dean of The Ohio State University College of Engineering on March 1, 2021. Previously she was chair of the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Interactive Computing in the CollegeContinue reading “Dr. Ayanna Howard…”
Katharine Johnson…
Born: Aug. 26, 1918Died: Feb. 24, 2020Hometown: White Sulphur Springs, WVEducation: B.S., Mathematics and French, West Virginia State College, 1937Hired by NACA: June 1953Retired from NASA: 1986Actress Playing Role in Hidden Figures: Taraji P. Henson Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, Mathematics, NASA, Spaceflight, STEM, Women in Science Being handpicked to be one of three black students toContinue reading “Katharine Johnson…”
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson…
Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, Particle Physics, STEM, Theoretical Physics, Women in Science Renowned physicist and university president Shirley Ann Jackson was born on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C., to George Hiter Jackson and Beatrice Cosby Jackson. When Jackson was a child, her mother read her the biography of BenjaminContinue reading “Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson…”
Dr. Ronald E. McNair…
Topics: African Americans, Astronautics, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, Lasers, NASA, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight Ronald McNair (born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina, U.S.—died January 28, 1986, in flight, off of Cape Canaveral, Florida) was an American physicist and astronaut who was killed in the Challenger disaster. McNair received a bachelor’s degree in physics from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, in 1971 andContinue reading “Dr. Ronald E. McNair…”
Colonel Frederick D. Gregory…
Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Frederick Gregory, NASA’s first Black astronauts, from the 1978 astronaut class. Topics: African Americans, Astronautics, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, NASA, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight Frederick Drew Gregory is the first astronaut born, reared, and educated in the nation’s capital, Washington, DC, which is also home to the Smithsonian’s NationalContinue reading “Colonel Frederick D. Gregory…”
Physics and Nano 