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1021.
LHC sees hint of boson heavier than Higgs(nature.com)
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1022.
A new boson at 750 GeV?(resonaances.blogspot.com)
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A new boson at 750 GeV?(resonaances.blogspot.com)
1 points by brian-armstrong 11y ago|0 comments
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Kaluza-Klein Partners – Why? (2012)(profmattstrassler.com)
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1025.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
He's saying that peoples' rights will be protected through the action of the worker, not through new technology. There is something of a meme right now that we will singularity our way into a utopian era of plenty. The author is s
1026.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
This is likely because they have a science bias, not a product bias. This particular team and design will never produce more energy than it will consume. It's specifically made to validate some ideas about reactor design. Fusion reacto
1027.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
Deuterium is readily available- you can get it from sea water if you've got the right equipment and enough patience. Tritium is more rare, but you can actually use those released neutrons from the reactor to make some, if I understand
1028.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
They're using helium to scale up and test that the various systems work. The actual fusion will likely be done on deuterium and tritium, which are hydrogen atoms with 1 and 2 neutrons respectively. Hydrogen is readily available via ele
1029.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
"Hi, I'd like to step on the base for a bit to have a look at your radio transmitter." ;)
1030.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
It's easy to think this is something dramatic and mysterious, but it's much more likely that it's actually quite mundane. Building a dead man's switch that operates over shortwave is a pretty iffy proposition. People mig
1031.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
There certainly are methods. This is often called "fox hunting" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_hunting You can build an antenna with a cardiod pattern, which has a wide range but a very deep, narro
1032.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
If you don't know what you want to do, you're right, university is likely not a good choice. I'm not very familiar with tuition fees in Australia, but in the U.S., I've seen people pick up debt just to find out they&#x27
1033.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
There is one very tangible benefit to doing this for Apple. Namely, it would block all of the existing Square etc. readers for magstripe cards. Who needs all those silly external accessories for outdated payment technologies when you have A
1034.
by brian-armstrong 11y ago
Going to uni is a good chance to interact with some very smart people in an environment where people are largely motivated to learn. It will give you a chance to learn quite a lot of fundamentals at a quick pace, and if you spend your time
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The Uncertainty Principle and Covalent Bonding (2005) [pdf](fh.huji.ac.il)
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