Science
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Evolution is Just a Theory
As you read this, I urge you to conduct a little experiment. Acquire a bowl of M&Ms and get munching — with one condition. Do...
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The Russian Engineer
The elements of engineering as I understand them now have, to a great extent, come from my experience as an engineering student. Here, I attempt...
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Chaos Theory
Ever wondered why we can predict events in the solar system pretty accurately, why tides are easier to predict, why Halley could accurately anticipate the...
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Plasmons
A metal is an arrayed archipelago of protons in a sea of electrons, extending in three dimensions. A pebble dropped into a pool pushes water...
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Antimatter is no laughing matter
Picture the night sky on a breezy May evening. Picture the moon, the stars and the other planets. Most of what you see from our...
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Sound declassified
I am not a music enthusiast. Sure, I listen to music more than six hours a day; sure, I look for my mp3 player before...
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Graphene Field Effect Transistors
The field of electronics has been in a state of flux since the invention of the Integrated Circuit (IC). The design and operation principles of...
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Modest size, monumental impact
by Surabhi Joshi and Sherman Hung Richard Feynman, considered the father of nanotechnology, once said that “there’s plenty of room at the bottom.” One can understand his...
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Past, Present and Future of Organic Conductors
They are alive. These conductors, they are alive! And they are evolving at a terrific pace. Well, I may have lied a little bit. What...
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A “bit” of biology
Biology and computing seem more distant than they really are. This article explains how DNA is represented in binary and features an introduction to entropy....
