photons Archives - Boing Boing

Science The 2012 Nobel Prize in physics Maggie Koerth

retrocomputing ZX Spectrum basic interpreter remade from scratch on the web Rob Beschizza
moon A errant SpaceX rocket booster is going to smash into the moon Gail Sherman
Science A dermatologist snuck red LED panels into his son's hospital room after a stroke, and now he's a convert Ellsworth Toohey
Science Earth falls into the Sun in 7.59 billion years, and it gets worse from there Ellsworth Toohey
Science Physics puzzler: stationary ball suddenly moves without force Ellsworth Toohey
Games A retrospective of shadows in 3D games Rob Beschizza
Science Tiny device quickly detects dicky tickers Rob Beschizza
physics Physicists find evidence of "negative time" in photons Thom Dunn
Science Incredible image of two particles entangled into quantum yin-yang symbol David Pescovitz
How to spot a deep space fake Elías Villoro
physics Scientists win 2022 Nobel Prize by proving that reality is not locally real Thom Dunn
Space Here are the first star images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and a bonus space selfie David Pescovitz
nanotech Scientists create plants that store light and radiate it back out Clive Thompson
Boing Boing Gadgets This shimmering LED floor lamp can bathe your room in 16 million different colors Boing Boing's Shop
moon The Moon Actually Has A Tail Made Of Sodium That Wraps Around The Earth Like A Laser Thom Dunn
DRONES Weird quantum Internet could be delivered by drones David Pescovitz
explainer This simple explainer tackles the complexity of quantum computing Andrea James
infosec How to spy on someone using a lightbulb as a remote microphone Thom Dunn
books HOW TO: XKCD's Randall Munroe finds the humor in taking silly questions very, very seriously Cory Doctorow