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Time: Direct Relationship Between Clock Accuracy and Entropy

By Dick Weisinger

Measuring time isn’t free. Measuring time requires work and researchers have found that as clocks are made more accurate, more work is required, the process gives off more heat, and entropy in the universe increases. Clock accuracy is directly proportional…

Graphene: Chalk Up Another Unusual Behavior for this Remarkable Material

By Dick Weisinger

Carbon is considered the most important element to living things because of the many bonds and compounds that it can form. Carbon’s chemistry is what forms a huge body of work known as organic chemistry. There’s a new chapter about…

Fiber Optics: Recovering from the Breaks and Tears of Brittle Glass-Fiber Cables

By Dick Weisinger

You’ve upgraded your internet connection to fiber. That’s great! Fiber enables affordable 1-Gbps upload and download speeds (and higher). Fiber optic cabling can provide a much higher throughput than wired cables. With 5G and WiFi-6 coming on line, the demand…

Digital Waste: The Unintended Consequences of Digital Transformation

By Dick Weisinger

Digital transformation is not only happening in businesses, it’s happening in people’s lives too. One side effect of our increased dependence and use of virtual tools and apps is massive amounts of digital waste. The term ‘digital waste’ here doesn’t…

Carbon Capture: Reversing the Effects of Climate Change

By Dick Weisinger

Carbon Capture, or Carbon Sequestration, is the removal of CO2 gases from the earth’s atmosphere in order to mitigate or reverse climate change. Some researchers say that without carbon capture, the chances of stopping climate change are slim. Right now…