A new calculation of the electron's self-energy improves determination of fundamental constants
When quantum electrodynamics, the quantum field theory of electrons and photons, was being developed after World War II, one of the major challenges for theorists was calculating a value for the Lamb ...
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Energy equation still chasing a perfect set of numbers
With renewable energy costs well and truly sunk, inconvenient as it may be, it seems there is now no easy way out of the energy mess regardless of who wins the next election. Uncertainties abound ...
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'We have taken big actions without being shy'
"A different story is moving these technologies up to the scalable letter of production and transfer it to cars that will cost a tenth or a fiftieth of what a Formula 1 car costs." For F1 ...
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Letters and Politics
Host Mitch Jeserich recounts the story of Kuan Yin, then speaks with Maya Van Der Meer, author of Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion. Guest: Maya Van Der Meer is an educator, ...