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QUANTUM MECHANICS. "It describes particles, atoms and molecules but gives way to ordinary classical physics on the macroscopic scales of pears, people and planets. Somewhere between molecules and pears lies a boundary where the strangeness of quantum behavior ends and the familiarity of classical physics begins." Or, everything is waves. https://lnkd.in/eh_xkKg View in LinkedIn

THE MINOR FRACTION. "We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us." (Albert Einstein). https://lnkd.in/e8mgukh View in LinkedIn

A UNIVERSE OF TEN DIMENSIONS. "The theoretical framework of Superstring Theory posits that the universe exists in ten different dimensions. These different aspects are what govern the universe, the fundamental forces of nature, and all the elementary particles contained within." https://lnkd.in/e8Fizcn View in LinkedIn

WHILE TECHNOLOGY RACES, reaches new levels, opens unexpected new doors, we are still the blind driver of a brakeless car plunging downhill, not knowing where we are going. Our helter-skeeter lurches forward are made shrouded in the darkness of ignorance. It is a miracle we advance at all. But imagine how much further it is possible to go if we knew more. View in LinkedIn

OTHER DIMENSIONS. "Why is gravity so much weaker than the other fundamental forces? A small fridge magnet is enough to create an electromagnetic force greater than the gravitational pull exerted by planet Earth. One possibility is that we don’t feel the full effect of gravity because part of it spreads to extra dimensions." A reminder of how little we really know. https://lnkd.in/ebhckwy View in LinkedIn

PROTOTYPE. "It might seem odd to see Intel pumping so much money into quantum computing research, given that D-Wave’s systems have been tested and largely verified to be quantum computers. D-Wave’s devices, however, have some significant limitations." These need to be solved. https://lnkd.in/eGRWuf4 View in LinkedIn

FUTURE QUANTUM INTERNET. "Quantum memories for light are key elements of such quantum networks. Despite its currently limited efficiency and storage time, our broadband light–matter interface brings fibre-based quantum networks one step closer to reality." https://lnkd.in/e9j9yDH View in LinkedIn

FUTURE QUANTUM INTERNET. "The realization of a future quantum Internet requires the processing and storage of quantum information at local nodes and interconnecting distant nodes using free-space and fibre-optic links." https://lnkd.in/e9j9yDH View in LinkedIn

UNINTELLIGIBLE EXHORTATION. This review of the theoretical blue sky possibilities facing researchers in metamaterials is almost in intelligible to a non-insider and a great example of how poorly we scientists communicate really interesting subjects to the outside world. The jargon-buried concepts are actually fantastic. https://lnkd.in/eGZbXRV View in LinkedIn

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN? Bunkum. Not a week goes by that the world is not presented glittering and awesome new treasures and findings, fascinating and sometimes terrifying gems from science and technology. The parade of the pessimists is trounced by these new gifts. View in LinkedIn