We heard it on December 27, 2004, and we had heard nothing like it before. Mankind truly is fragile. I think we overestimate our durability in the face of the vastness of the universe.
Category Archives: Science
I’m back!
Sorry about the lack of posts the last few days. I was in charge of planning the Chemistry Club’s trip to Sacramento for the ACS(American Chemical Society) Regional Meeting there, which happened somewhat last minute Thursday and Friday. We only had the opportunity to attend … Read More →
Weirdness of the Universe
!(alignright)http://www.sensoryoutput.com/wp-images/postings/psi_large.jpg(Greek letter psi)! Friday in my advanced physical chemistry lecture, we stumbled upon the bizarre reality of the universe in which we reside: collapse of the wavefunction. Before today, I was familiar with such notions, but did not know the explicit name for the phenomenon … Read More →
Ah, the wonders of quantum chemistry
Tonight, I decided to complete my advanced physical chemistry problem set far ahead of Friday’s due date. One of the problems asked for a reason why nuclear fusion in stars is possible given that the hydrogen nuclei do not possess enough kinetic energy to overcome … Read More →
The Hydrogen Economy
“SpaceDaily.com”:http://www.spacedaily.com/ recently published an article entitled “Vast New Energy Source Almost Here”:http://www.spacedaily.com/news/energy-tech-04zze.html. The new source? Hydrogen. You are probably wondering why hydrogen is being called a new energy source, as we already know it can be harnessed for use in fuel cells. The big deal … Read More →
Neutrons for Diagnostic Imaging?
As I usually do, I checked out “Science Daily”:http://www.sciencedaily.com/ yesterday and found an interesting article entitled “New Way Of ‘Seeing’: A ‘Neutron Microscope’”:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/08/040804085752.htm. Certainly, upon reading the title, it makes perfect sense that one can use any subatomic particle as an imaging medium so long … Read More →
ATP Running Amok
I know I promised something yesterday, but a 42.9 mi (69.0 km) bike ride averaging 19.7 mi/hr (31.7 km/hr) and climbing over 2700 ft (823 m) really drained me for the day. I did another 30 mi today at a killer pace thanks to the … Read More →
Neuronal research
Disorders of the mind are particularly complex given we understand relatively little about the physiology of neurons in the brain. Recently, there have been several developments on this front. A research team at Cornell University “found evidence to support(Laser Microscopy Technique Settles Long Debate About … Read More →
Geoid
The Earth is far more nuanced than the naked eye can appreciate.