The answer to that question is an interesting one, which depends on how one understands the statistical analysis of complex experiments. The experimental result could be the early signs of something big, but it is also important to be appropriately cautious. So, what really happened? It starts with an announcement by a consortium

Graphene can be used to enhance photonics, as a detector for light, an optoelectronic transceiver, or as part of high-resolution imaging systems. A surprising application of graphene is its use in photodetectors. Light detection capabilities of graphene are inherently limited because a single sheet of the material absorbs only ~2.3%

At the Fermilab DUNE (Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment) project, the U.S. Department of Energy plans to collaborate with top energy scientists from around the world to send the world’s most powerful neutrino beam to a sister station at SURF (Sanford Underground Research Facility) around 1,000 miles away through the Earth. This experiment

To a person living a thousand years ago, our current level of technological sophistication would have undoubtedly seemed just like magic. We’ve granted ourselves these powers with the help of new energy sources that have driven developments in engineering and provided dependable substitutes to the alchemical infusions and occult incantations

Every generation has felt that culture changed the most during its tenure, but it’s possible that during this era, the feeling of vertigo caused by sweeping, systemic change may truly be more intense than ever before. Never before have so many time-honored institutions been questioned at once, and the very

These days, there’s a major international push to stop the environmental abuse caused by fossil fuels. Amid all the climate change hysteria, it’s easy to miss the bigger ecological disaster that petrochemicals have caused: plastic and toxin accumulation. The production of petrochemicals releases carcinogens and genetic modifiers into the food

Even now, technologies that would have seemed like science fiction a few decades ago are plentiful. From the smartphone to the electric car, humanity has unmistakably entered into a new age of technological science. Without the proper energy technologies, however, humanity will be doomed to tread water here on Earth

It’s clear that a sea change in human society and culture is rapidly coming. From automation to artificial intelligence, things are changing so quickly that it’s unclear whether the human psyche will be able to keep up. To embrace the healing power of our new technologies, we must divest ourselves

Our electronic devices are evolving rapidly. Ten years ago, the smartphone was a cutting-edge innovation, but these days, modern smartphones have already so completely outstripped their predecessors that the original iPhone looks like a veritable dinosaur compared to the new iPhone 11. In the coming years, device technology will take

Everywhere we turn, geopolitics is in disarray. The old order is dying, and the current chaos is at least partially attributable to the critical role that energy production and consumption play on the world stage. Solving the looming energy crisis facing our global civilization would promote harmony, goodwill, and order