Why we may never want to use this technology
The truth is that teleportation already exists. It was theorized in a 1935 paper written by Einstein and two of his colleagues, Podolsky and Rosen. It was later proven in experiments during the 1990’s. For decades we have known that it is possible, at the quantum level, to teleport particles…
Small Modular Reactors have been called the future of nuclear
The irony of nuclear power is that despite it being one of the safest forms of energy available, its use has declined over the years in no small part due to public concern. Very few accidents have ever taken place at nuclear power plants. Yet when they do the results…
So why did we ignore the Viking experiments?
It’s a curious story. A test sent to Mars during the 1976 Viking missions revealed positive signs of life. The test was duplicated on a different part of the Martian surface using several different strong controls. Having been carefully formulated by a group of scientists, the experiment itself was to…
The enormous potential of VPPs
It is a law of nature that the universe grows more chaotic as time goes on. This may be a simplification of the second law of thermodynamics — that entropy must always increase in a closed system — but it is easy to see evidence of this all around us…
And will change our relationship to spaceflight forever
With a launch scheduled in 2024, Relativity Space will have accomplished something not even SpaceX has yet been able to do. The company has managed to create a new vision for spaceflight, transforming the aerospace industry and making their rockets strong competitors for Blue Origin and SpaceX in just 6…
Separate advancements have both revealed promising leaps forward for fusion energy
In the future — when the twinkling electrical cities of the world are powered in large part by fusion energy — we will ask ourselves at which moment we first thought fusion could become a reality. We have dreamt of it, toiled with it, argued about whether or not it…
Accelerate to near the speed of light, no propellant required
In the deep space adventure world of Star Trek, high-tech ships are propelled forward with incredible efficiency by utilizing something known as an “impulse drive”. This drive allows them to travel at speeds approaching — but never quite reaching — the speed of light. Intrepid crew members travel between planets…
My experience with the Mexican drug cartel
In Mexico there is a saying: “If a scorpion stings a person and that person dies, they were good of heart. But if it’s the scorpion that dies, then the person was more wicked and venomous at heart than the scorpion could ever be.”
When my aunt first told me…
Iron air batteries are now outperforming lithium-ion, bringing them closer to commercialization
The breakthrough was a quiet affair, escaping the light of many major media outlets. Up until this year any research behind this technology was highly secretive; details were ushered out of the public eye and bound behind closed doors. It was only a few weeks ago that we became aware…
Thanks to this booming trend in biotechnology
One of the greatest lies ever sold to humanity is the recyclability of plastics. The three green arrows placed on packaging were supposed to be a symbol of progress — a symbol that we would take better care to reuse materials and lessen the strain on our planet. Instead, the…
Ella Alderson
Astrophysics student, writer for over a decade. A passion for language and the unexplored universe. I aim to marry poetry and science. ella.aldrsn@gmail.com
