fun facts
Phase diagrams.
“Understanding and interpreting phase diagrams. Created by Sal Khan.” ~ learn more
fun facts
Go ahead, little goat, eat some poison ivy.
We have recently cleaned up a poison ivy outgrowth in our alley without goats. Next time, we’ll call in the A-team! ~ learn more
fun facts
Messy desks and the myth of the perfect workspace.
“Whenever I see one of those ‘here’s my workspace’ posts with the perfect photos of a sleek, clean, and pristine desk, I vom a little.” I do not have a messy desk, but that’s only because I have not had […]
fun facts
Jerry Seinfeld at Duke’s 2024 Commencement.
This was pretty good! “All of you here, without question, are the best of the best. Just don’t lose your humor. It’s not an accessory. It’s your Stanley Cup water bottle on the brutal, long hike of life,” said Seinfeld. […]
on the blockchain
The sea change on crypto regulation.
There’s been a spurt of recent news from the US regulators that legitimizes crypto markets. “Why is this happening? I see three main factors at play….” ~ learn more
big ideas
EU’s dependency on imports to reach its green energy ambitions.
“In our work at the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), we showed that in the case of many of the strategic clean energy technologies, the bloc is entirely dependent on single sources – most often China – for raw materials, […]
thoughts of food
New frozen pizzas designed for Ozempic customers.
“The world’s biggest food company said it developed the new products with more protein, iron and calcium for people taking the wildly popular appetite-suppressing drugs, called GLP-1 agonists.” ~ learn more
under the microscope
Scaling deep learning for materials discovery.
If anyone who understands material science well would like to tutor me a bit, I would be grateful! “Our work represents an order-of-magnitude expansion in stable materials known to humanity. Stable discoveries that are on the final convex hull will […]
under the microscope
A new adjustable filter that could enable the next generation of wireless communications.
“Wireless devices use different filters for different frequencies, with the effect that covering all frequencies or bands requires large numbers of filters that take up substantial space. (The typical smartphone includes upwards of 100 filters, to ensure that signals from […]
under the microscope
Brain aging study of nutrients in 100 people.
“When examining the cognitive data, the team found two types of brain aging: slower-than-accepted and accelerated. When they combined the cognitive data with the nutritional measurements, they found a certain nutritional profile clearly linked to those with slower brain aging.” […]