Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Meinzahn/Getty Images Topics: Applied Physics, Atmospheric Science, Chemistry, Climate Change, Global Warming Note: It's disheartening that geoengineering, made popular by science fiction novels and plots in Star Trek, is being considered because…
Sep 25
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
A researcher holds the scaffolding with tiny copper foils attached. These copper pieces will be struck with lasers, heating them to thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. Credit: Hiroshi Sawada Topics: Applied Physics, Lasers, Materials Science, Plasma,…
Sep 24
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Running on air Close-up of the air-powered sensing device. (Courtesy: William Grover/UCR) Topics: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Microfluidics A device containing a pneumatic logic circuit made from 21 microfluidic…
Sep 23
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Diaspora, Existentialism, Fascism Eugenics is the scientifically inaccurate theory that humans can be improved through selective breeding of populations. Eugenicists believed in a prejudiced and…
Sep 20
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Heat trap The proposed nanoparticle warming method. (Courtesy: Aaron M. Geller, Northwestern Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics) Topics: Aerogels, Exoplanets, Mars, Materials Science, Nanomaterials, NASA, Planetary…
Sep 16
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
 Congresswoman Barbara Jordan Statue, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Democratic Republic, ExistentialismThank you, Mr. Chairman.Mr. Chairman, I join my colleague Mr. Rangel in thanking…
Sep 13
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Willie Hobbs Moore (left) with her daughter, Dorian, in the 1980s. (Courtesy of the Ronald E. Mickens Collection on African-American Physicists, AIP Niels Bohr Library and Archives.) Topics: African Americans, Civil Rights, Diversity in Science,…
Sep 10
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Portrait of Edward Bouchet and lithograph of early Yale College campus. Courtesy of Yale University. Via uniquecoloring.com Topics: African Americans, Civil Rights, Diversity in Science, History, Physics Authors: Bryan A. Wilson, Ph.D., M.B.A &…
Sep 9
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism I read the poem "Seeds" at my wife's family reunion. For African Americans, reunions are a chance to connect with family members without associating it with a…
Aug 30
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Medical applications Laboratory tests showed how the 3D printed material molds and sticks to organs such as this porcine heart. (Courtesy: Casey Cass/CU Boulder) Topics: 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Hydrogels, Polymer Science A new method…
Aug 29
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Amanda Montañez; Source: “Slaveholder Ancestry and Current Net Worth of Members of the United States Congress,” by Neil K. R. Sehgal and Ashwini R. Sehgal, in PLOS ONE. Published online August 21, 2024 Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization,…
Aug 22
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Topics: Astrobiology, Biology, Instrumentation, James Web Space Telescope, Research, SETI "The Secret Life of the Universe" by Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, the SETI Institute's chief scientist and Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute, is…
Aug 15
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
 Video Source: Quanta MagazineTopics: Astrophysics, High Energy Physics, Particle Physics Each week, Quanta Magazine explains one of the most important ideas driving modern research. This week, physics staff writer Charlie Wood explains why many…
Aug 13
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Existentialism, Fascism Tech bros (n): someone, usually a man, who works in the digital technology industry, especially in the United States, and is sometimes…
Aug 9
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Power with a twist: Twisted ropes made from single-walled carbon nanotubes could store enough energy to power sensors within the human body while avoiding the chemical hazards associated with batteries. (Courtesy: Shigenori UTSUMI) Topics: Applied…
Aug 7
Reginald L. Goodwin posted a blog post
Antiferromagnetically ordered particles are represented by red and blue spheres in this artist’s impression. The particles are in an array of optical traps. Credit: Chen Lei Topics: Applied Physics, Computer Science, Quantum Computer, Quantum…
Aug 5
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