bosons / states / forces
The astronomy community is abuzz with the recent news that a global array of radiotelescopes are converging on the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. Us lowly Earthlings are mere weeks away from getting our first real look at the ‘edge’ of our patron black hole- our event horizon. An event horizon […]
Global vegetation satellite Proba-V has produced some of the best photos of Earth yet. The washing-machine-sized observer has a 2,200-km-wide field of view, and shoots in specific frequencies of red and blue wavelengths that target vegetable growth. This allows us to monitor deforestation, track the spread of deserts, and keep tabs on inland water resources. The earth-watcher can even alert authorities […]
Radioactive water laps at Vancouver’s shores and buoys sailboats floating in the harbours that dot the pristine Seawall. Man-made radioactive iodine and cesium molecules, diluted in the vast volume of the Pacific Ocean, drift amongst naturally radioactive potassium and rubidium. As Vancouverites slip into bathing-suit-weather and hungily grab their chopsticks, some residents are still in […]
In case you hadn’t noticed, the universe is huge. There is just too much stuff going on. Scientific inquiry has shed light on particular areas, like gravity and bugs and how airplanes work, but there is still SO MUCH that we don’t understand. Think about the cure to cancer, or the exact number of times […]