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We Finally Know What Creates Static Electricity, After Thousands of Years

We finally have an answer: The beginning and the end of the sliding motion that produces static electricity experience different forces – resulting in a charge differential between the front and the back that results in the crackle of static electricity.

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NASA discovers Earth's electrical field at last after 60-year search

A long-sought invisible force wrapped around Earth has been detected more than half a century after it was first hypothesized.

The field, dubbed the "polar wind," explains how Earth's atmosphere escapes easily and rapidly above the north and south poles, and may have played a role in shaping our planet's thin upper atmosphere.

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Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Discover First One-Dimensional Topological Insulator
  • From what I gather, past insulator discoveries allowed electron flow in three or two dimensions, but this new discovery only allows flow in one dimension. I think of it like plumbing, where you have a tee, and the water (electrons) travel through the pipe in three directions (dimensions). Restricting the flow of electrons allows for better focus/flow, which makes for more precise electronic engineering methods.

    An EE might be able to elaborate better than my crappy plumbing analogy.

  • Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Discover First One-Dimensional Topological Insulator
    scitechdaily.com Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Discover First One-Dimensional Topological Insulator

    Scientists have identified a one-dimensional topological insulator that could revolutionize quantum computing and solar cell efficiency. This groundbreaking discovery paves the way for advancements in quantum computing and solar cell efficiency. Researchers have discovered a new topological insul

    Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Discover First One-Dimensional Topological Insulator

    Scientists have identified a one-dimensional topological insulator that could revolutionize quantum computing and solar cell efficiency. This groundbreaking discovery paves the way for advancements in quantum computing and solar cell efficiency.

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    What's your favorite band's best album?
  • Mmm, my order of favorite Ween albums would be Chocolate and Cheese, Quebec, White Pepper.

    But Mollusk has some bangers on it too (Buckingham Green).

    Why yes, yes I am down with the brown.

  • Windows 10 shows Linkedin Learning Ads on Login Screen
  • I have noticed a similar behavior on one of my machines recently. Usually it's a video (or recently played Spotify song) that gets 'stuck' there. Have you tried opening a new instance of Firefox, playing a video, then lock the computer (win + L) to see if it- at the very least- changes/updates to the newly opened video?

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