Universal waste
by Stavros Mouslopoulos (theoretical particle physicist) and Anastasia Joyce.
The cutting edge of particle physics deals with the possibility of 11 dimensions and parallel universes.
Most of us can understand four dimensions. (The three Spatial Dimensions of left to right, up and down and backwards and forwards; and the Time…
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Physics has a law which states waste will always occur.
This law is The Second Law of Thermo- dynamics. It says waste always occurs because of entropy.
On the other hand, physics has another law which says energy cannot be destroyed or lost. This is The Law of Conservation of…
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by Stavros Mouslopoulos
The message from physics regarding waste is robust: 'Waste in any form is here to stay since it relates to our existence and all physical processes'.
But this message is not hopeless since we humans, gifted with consciousness and free will, have the unique ability to predict…
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by Stavros Mouslopoulos and Anastasia Joyce
What's pigeon pooh got to do with the birth of the universe?
In 1965 two US based radio-astronomers from Bell Laboratories, New Jersey were attempting to use microwaves to map spaces between galaxies. The efforts of the two scientists, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson,…
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"The trail leading to the Unified Field Theory is littered with the wreckage of failed expeditions and dreams..." (Dr Michio Kaku. Theoretical physicist, futurist and author.)
A common joke within the theoretical physics community is that 90 percent of theories published will be, at some time, proved to be wrong.…
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According to NASA's Orbital Debris Program Office there are tens of millions of debris particles orbiting the earth. About 17,000 of these are over 10 cm , orbit within 2,000 km of the Earth and are routinely tracked by the US Space Surveillance Network. The average speed is about 36,000…
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