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…”
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Cloth Diapers…
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism This essay is derived from a creative work of the same title, posted on my poetry blog Monday. Happy birthday, mom. I miss you. Sixty years ago, you were thirty-eight years old. I was one year, one month, and one day old. I was apparently potty-trained, whichContinue reading “Cloth Diapers…”
Confession…
Credit: Freddie Pagani for Physics Today Topics: African Americans, Diversity in Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics Students should strategically consider where to apply to graduate school, and faculty members should provide up-to-date job resources so that undergraduates can make informed career decisions. The number of bachelor’s degrees in physics awarded annually at US institutions isContinue reading “Confession…”
Chiplets…
Source: Semiengineering dot com – Chiplets Topics: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Semiconductor Technology, Solid-State Physics Depending on who you’re speaking with at the time, the industry’s adoption of chiplet technology to extend the reach of Moore’s Law is either continuing to roll along or is facing the absence of a commercial market. However,Continue reading “Chiplets…”
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…”
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…”
Strange Metals II…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Topics: Applied Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Metamaterials, Quantum Mechanics The behavior of so-called “strange metals” has long puzzled scientists—but a group of researchers at the University of Toronto may be one step closer to understanding these materials. Electrons are discrete, subatomic particles that flow through wires like molecules of water flowingContinue reading “Strange Metals II…”
By Comparison…
Is Facebook Turning You Into a Troglodyte? Zachary Shtogren, Big Think Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights Framework (noun): (a) a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas), (b) a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame, FRAME OF REFERENCE (Merriam-Webster); ACADEMIC: The theoretical framework is the structure that can hold or support a theoryContinue reading “By Comparison…”
Reimagining ET…
Life on other planets might not look like any beings we’re used to on Earth. It may even be unrecognizable at first to scientists searching for it. Credit: William Hand Topics: Astrobiology, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Planetary Science, SETI, Space Exploration Sarah Stewart Johnson was a college sophomore when she first stood atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano. ItsContinue reading “Reimagining ET…”
Spooky Action Between Friends…
Credit: Petrovich9/Getty Images Topics: Entanglement, Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Research, Theoretical Physics Reference: Albert Einstein colorfully dismissed quantum entanglement—the ability of separated objects to share a condition or state—as “spooky action at a distance.” Science.org For the first time, scientists have observed quantum interference—a wavelike interaction between particles related to the weird quantum phenomenon of entanglement—occurring betweenContinue reading “Spooky Action Between Friends…”
Physics and Nano 