Jupiter: mission unveils the depth and structure of planet's shrinking red spot and colourful bands

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is deep, meaning it may persist even though it is shrinking.

Leigh Fletcher, Associate Professor in Planetary Sciences, University of Leicester • conversation
Oct. 28, 2021 • ~8 min

Directed energy weapons shoot painful but non-lethal beams – are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?

Electromagnetic beams of the right power and wavelength can cause pain and zap electronics. Could they also be used to disrupt a person’s nervous system?

Iain Boyd, Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Sept. 17, 2021 • ~7 min

Scientists suggest US embassies were hit with high-power microwaves – here's how the weapons work

High-power microwave weapons are useful for disabling electronics. They might also be behind the ailments suffered by US diplomats and CIA agents in Cuba and China.

Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, School of Engineering, University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico • conversation
Dec. 10, 2020 • ~8 min

Pairing lasers with microwaves makes mind-bogglingly accurate electronic clocks – a potential boon for GPS, cell phones and radar

Researchers have made some of the most accurate clocks imaginable in recent years, but the trick is harnessing those clocks to electronics. Using lasers to tune microwaves bridges the gap.

Franklyn Quinlan, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology • conversation
May 22, 2020 • ~7 min

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