The most recent issue of symmetry magazine has a feature titled, "When Muons Collide," by Leah Hesla. [Full disclosure: I have also written for symmetry.] The article lays out the need for a muon collider as well as theoretical plans for building one.
I've recently had two similar, yet very different, experiences in my day job as a science writer. A few months ago I was assigned to write a piece for symmetry Magazine (look for it in August!) about an artist in residence at Paul Alivisatos' nanotechnology research lab at the University of California, Berkeley.
A new report released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project suggests that news has evolved from a consumable product to a participatory experience. Technology has not only changed how, where and when people get their news, but now allows the consumer to tag, share, comment on and even create news.
Heads up, banner-plane pilots: you, like so many before you, could lose your job to a sleek, 21st century technology that not only performs better than you, but looks way cooler doing it.
No, this isn’t a close-up of the surface of a golf ball. It’s a new
type of material, one that is porous and elastic, lighter than solid
aluminum yet stronger than steel, one that its creators are calling an “ultra high-strength metal matrix composite foam.”
A bit of a misnomer, really, considering the foam is made up entirely of stainless steel.
