information theory, biology, physics, origins of life
Biology/Physics folks, what do you think of the ideas in this article (published 2 years ago)?
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-computational-foundation-of-life-20170126/
I have a feature in this month’s Physics World on the role of free-and-open-source software in physics research.
Do read it and let me know what you think!
https://physicsworld.com/a/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-programmers/
#OpenSource Software in Physics research
https://physicsworld.com/a/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-programmers/
Watch "Construction's Graphene Revolution Has (Finally) Begun" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/n82_NsFjj_8
India’s DNA COVID vaccine is a world first – more are coming
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02385-x
African tropical mountain forests store far more carbon than previously thought – new research
https://theconversation.com/african-tropical-mountain-forests-store-far-more-carbon-than-previously-thought-new-research-167145
Surprising Arrangement of DNA in the Cell’s Nucleus Revealed by Novel Imaging Method – SciTechDaily
https://scitechdaily.com/surprising-arrangement-of-dna-in-the-cells-nucleus-revealed-by-novel-imaging-method/
Discovery of a protein that alters blood glucose levels in the organism
https://www.tododisca.com/discovery-of-a-protein-that-alters-blood-glucose-levels-in-the-organism/
Researchers Find 43 Million Year Old Whale That Walked On Four Legs
https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science-and-future/researchers-find-whale-walked-on-four-legs-548542.html
Chemical definition of brine as water could help clear up Chile’s lithium controversy | Research | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemical-definition-of-brine-as-water-could-help-clear-up-chiles-lithium-controversy/4014312.article
Astonishing Earthen Structures Showcase Early Native Americans' Engineering Skills
https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-more-evidence-that-america-s-first-civilization-contained-astonishingly-sophisticated-engineers
Water splitting electrocatalyst made from unconventional alloy containing 14 elements | Research | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/water-splitting-electrocatalyst-made-from-unconventional-alloy-containing-14-elements/4014313.article
Watch "The Beauty of Bézier Curves" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/aVwxzDHniEw
RP Photonics Encyclopedia - Open access photonics encyclopedia with in-depth information, free articles, lasers, nonlinear and fiber optics
https://www.rp-photonics.com/encyclopedia.html
(formerly the Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology) is a large scientifically founded encyclopedia on optics and photonics, provided by RP Photonics.
Watch "How the brain learns to read" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/hPhH5qXWOi4
Scientists Have Measured Earth's Ancient Magnetic Field From Stone Age Artifacts
https://www.sciencealert.com/flint-neolithic-artefacts-offer-a-new-way-to-probe-the-history-of-earth-s-magnetic-field
Toroidal ring model - Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toroidal_ring_model
The toroidal ring model, known originally as the Parson magneton or magnetic electron, is a physical model of subatomic particles. It is also known as the plasmoid ring, vortex ring, or helicon ring. This physical model treated electrons and protons as elementary particles, and was first proposed by Alfred Lauck Parson in 1915.
Hidden Particle Interactions Exposed by Peeling Layers of Graphene - Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-particle-interactions-exposed-by-peeling-layers-of-graphene/
Nano 'camera' made using molecular glue allows real-time monitoring of chemical reactions
https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/pgmefs/nano_camera_made_using_molecular_glue_allows/
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-nano-camera-molecular-real-time-chemical.html
Lev Landau - Scientist of the Day - Linda Hall Library
https://www.lindahall.org/lev-landau/
In addition to his award-winning work in #physics, he is also remembered for a scale he devised to rank 20th-century physicists. It was an exponential scale, according to which 0 was the highest possible (indeed infinite) score, followed by 1 through 5, and because the scale was logarithmic, a “1” was considered 10 times more productive than a “2”, and a “2” ten times better than a “3”. #Newton was a “1”, as were Niels #Bohr and Paul #Dirac and several others. #Einstein was given the highest rank, a “0.5”, which made him about three times smarter, or at least more productive, than Newton and Bohr. #Landau initially ranked himself as a “2.5”, but later decided that he really deserved to be a “2” and moved himself up the scale.