Tag: Caltech
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Science history: Richard Feynman’s fun lecture that sparked nanotech
Introduction: a small idea with world-changing potential On December 29, 1959, the physicist Richard P. Feynman gave a short, playful talk at the California Institute of Technology that would quietly ignite a new scientific frontier. Titled “Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” his lecture was less a formal seminar than a spark—an invitation to dream…
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Plenty of Room at the Bottom: Feynman’s Nanotech Birth
Introduction: A seminal moment in science history On December 29, 1959, at the California Institute of Technology, a young Richard Feynman delivered a lecture that would quietly redefine the boundaries of science. Titled “Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” the talk was ostensibly a playful exploration of what could be possible if scientists could manipulate…
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Plenty of room at the bottom: Feynman’s nanotechnology vision
Introduction: A spark from a December day On December 29, 1959, at the California Institute of Technology, a young and exuberant physicist named Richard Feynman delivered a talk that would quietly reshape the trajectory of science. Entitled “Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” the lecture was ostensibly about the limits of miniaturization in physical systems.…
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Beyond Our Orbit: The Strangest Planets We Have Uncovered
Beyond Our Orbit: A tour of the cosmos’ most perplexing planets Planet hunting has yielded a catalog bursting with surprises. From pressure-made ice to diamond cores, the universe keeps offering worlds that defy our Earth-centric intuition. Below is a curated look at some of the strangest planets we have uncovered so far, each illuminating a…