Category Archives: Current Events

Artifact-Free Metrology!

Posted on 2018-11-16 by M. Eric Carr

Today’s CGPM vote means that as of next May 20, all SI units will be defined in terms of natural constants, democratizing SI references. Progress! Continue reading →

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TunnelBear

Posted on 2017-03-31 by M. Eric Carr

S.J. Res. 34 allows ISPs to sell customers’ browsing history to the highest bidder. A VPN is called for. Continue reading →

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Non-Newtonian Motion…?

Posted on 2016-11-19 by M. Eric Carr

NASA’s counterintuitive EM drive keeps passing peer review. If these results are valid, we just figured out how to make much more efficient spaceships. Continue reading →

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Batteries, visualized

Posted on 2016-10-30 by M. Eric Carr

Researchers at the University of Michigan have made a see-through battery to research battery physics and directly observe dendrite formation. Continue reading →

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