#funky physics

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Ride the waves, back to the Big Bang

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. -Douglas Adams

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The Big Bang was kind of a big deal. As everything in the known universe…

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All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come. - Victor Hugo

Fusion's first steps Dr. Hurricane fired 192 lasers that ignited a tiny sun and, in his words, “A lot of people are jazzed” about it. Just outside of sun-less San Fransisco, researchers have created what could be deemed the tiniest sun in the universe in an attempt to develop a sustainable fusion power source.

Dr. Omar Hurricane of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory led the experiment and humbly noted that it had released 10 times the power of previous fusion results. Harnessing the almost limitless energy of fusion power would eliminate society's reliance on other fuel sources and allow for greater energy use.

So, how close are we to creating fusion power? And, how does it impact your life? View post.

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Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions. - Edgar Cayce

Light Sabers

Sci-fi has a knack for finding edgy concepts in science, which makes it even better when some are validated later on. Physicists have managed to make light form molecules, a concept popularized in dramatic “light saber” battles.

So how did scientists manage to create "molecules of light"? View Post