Daily Archives: September 26, 2013

Photonic molecules

MIT and Harvard create new, lightsaber-like state of matter: Photonic molecules The awesomely named Center for Ultracold Atoms, a joint Harvard and MIT venture, has created a new state of matter: photonic molecules. This new state of matter is surprising … Continue reading

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Carbon Nanotube Computer

Scientists build the first carbon nanotube computer, change computing world forever Stanford scientist Max Shulaker knows that when it comes to carbon nanotubes (CNTs), expectations are high. That’s why when he and his team made the first computer entirely from … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (September 26th): 1774: Birthdays: Frontier nurseryman Johnny Appleseed Chapman; 1777: British troops occupied Philadelphia. 1888: Birthdays: Poet T.S. Eliot; 1889: Birthdays: German philosopher Martin Heidegger; 1895: Birthdays: Actor George Raft; 1897: Birthdays: Pope Paul VI; 1898: Birthdays: … Continue reading

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