Serious Science Nerds

how about a pictorial history of the design of the periodic table of elements

https://qz.com/1513175/the-fascinating-design-history-of-the-periodic-table-of-elements/

 

Yes, it's been over a whole month since the last news story about the periodic table of the elements. Your wait is over

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-periodic-table-elements-history-20190205-story.html

 

No contest. This is the best ever:

(I believe Tom Lehrer is still with us, in his 90s, at UC Santa Cruz.)

 

Yeah, you thought there couldn't possibly be another article about the periodic table . . . rejoice nerdlings!

https://www.boredpanda.com/periodic-table-elements-in-real-life/

 

I believe I understand how a substance can be both a solid and a liquid at the same time. I have found a way to be both extremely busy and doing nothing, all at the same time.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/new-phase-matter-confirmed-solid-and-liquid-same-time-potassium-physics/

 

Because the fun never stops at DegreeInfo, here's another article about the Periodic Table

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-periodic-table-degrees-perspective.html

 

The Geometry of an Electron

https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/The-geometry-of-an-electron-determined-for-the-first-time.html

 

anyone interested in materials science?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/chemically-treated-wood-could-send-excess-heat-to-space/?mbid=synd_digg

 

Robo-Bee

https://www.wired.com/story/robobee-x-wing/

 

maybe more for general consumption

https://www.quantamagazine.org/einstein-symmetry-and-the-future-of-physics-20190626/

 

I want to get me a little of that topological superconductivity

https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists-state.html

 

An 127 year old physics problem is finally solved

https://phys.org/news/2019-08-year-old-physics-riddle.html

 

Some guy figures out how to capture a "cosmic ray."

https://digg.com/video/man-captures-a-cosmic-ray-a-physics-mystery-that-has-puzzled-us-for-over-a-century

 

OK, it's not a new element but it is a new (and probably the most rare) mineral. Say hello to "Goldschmidtite"

https://www.livescience.com/new-mineral-discovered-in-diamond.html

 

pick yourself up by your bootstraps and read this article about the origins of time

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-origin-of-time-bootstrapped-from-fundamental-symmetries-20191029/?utm_source=digg