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Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Human Rights, LGBT Rights, Women’s Rights Terrorism is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations as “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives” (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85).Continue reading “Conditional Sedition…”

Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Biology, Research, Science Fiction “Deep Thought” was the name of the computer in “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” where it took millions of years to find the answer to “life, the universe, and everything” is 42. An artificial intelligence (AI) network developed by Google AI offshoot DeepMind has made a gargantuan leapContinue reading “Deep Thought, to DeepMind…”

Topics: Astronautics, International Space Station, NASA, Space Exploration, Spaceflight Happy Veteran’s Day. Expedition 1 and Crew-1. These historic International Space Station missions lifting off 20 years apart share the same goals: advancing humanity by using the space station to learn how to explore farther than ever before, while also conducting research and technology demonstrations benefiting life backContinue reading “Crew-1”

Topics: African Americans, Diversity in Science, Physics Throughout the week of 25 October, Black physicists, their allies, and the general public are invited to participate in #BlackInPhysics Week, a social media–based event dedicated to celebrating Black physicists and their contributions to the scientific community and to revealing a more complete picture of what a physicist looksContinue reading “#BlackInPhysics…”

Topics: Modern Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Theoretical Physics Albert Einstein’s twin paradox is one of the most famous thought experiments in physics. It postulates that if you send one of two twins on a return trip to a star at near light speed, they will be younger than their identical sibling when they return home. The age differenceContinue reading “Schrödinger’s Clock…”

Topics: Microscopy, Nanotechnology, NEMS, Physics, Research ABSTRACT Single-molecule microscopy has become an indispensable tool for biochemical analysis. The capability of characterizing distinct properties of individual molecules without averaging has provided us with a different perspective for the existing scientific issues and phenomena. Recently, super-resolution fluorescence microscopy techniques have overcome the optical diffraction limit by theContinue reading “NEMS Photothermal Microscopy…”

Topics: Cellular Service, Moonbase, NASA, Space Exploration, Spaceflight Telecom equipment supplier Nokia will use a $14.1 million grant to build the moon’s first wireless network as part of NASA’s plans to establish a human presence there. NASA is investing the money in Nokia-owned American research company Bell Labs, which will build the 4G-LTE network, it said onContinue reading “4G on the Moon…”

Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights Farmers feed their pigs slop, a messy, wet mix of various leftovers—and when they do, they can say they slop the pigs. A derogatory way to talk about food that doesn’t look very tasty is to call it slop. And you can call sticky, overly sentimental music, writing, or films slop as well. Source:Continue reading “Pig Slop…”

Topics: Alternate Energy, Internet of Things, Materials Science, Solar Power Photovoltaic cells made from cadmium telluride (CdTe) – already widely used in solar energy generation – also excel at harvesting ambient light indoors, making them an excellent energy source for the fast-growing Internet of Things (IoT). This is the finding of researchers at the MassachusettsContinue reading “CdTe and IoT…”

Topics: Cryptography, Quantum Computer, Quantum Mechanics A “quantum secret sharing” scheme that allows 10 parties share information securely – the highest number so far – has been developed and demonstrated by researchers in South Africa. The protocol involves each party performing quantum operations on the photon without measuring its state and the team says it could helpContinue reading “Quantum Hush…”