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TricksterWolf t1_j96mbfo wrote

Reply to comment by Sherlock-Holmie in Physicists nail down the most precise value yet of the electron magnetic moment. A newly measured value of an electron’s magnetic moment — a property of its spin and charge — is twice as precise as the one physicists have used for the past 14 years. by MistWeaver80

I agree with all of this, though perhaps not as robustly.

I have a friend with a Post-hole Digger in quantum physics. He said he was finally able to get a job when a prospective employer realized somepony with his credentials could perform tasks other than firing a particle beam at a target.

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[deleted] t1_j96m2kk wrote

Reply to comment by Dreidhen in Scientists create carbon nanotubes out of plastic waste using an energy-efficient, low-cost, low-emissions process. Compared to commercial methods for carbon nanotube production that are being used right now, ours uses about 90% less energy and generates 90%-94% less carbon dioxide by Wagamaga

When someone has a product in a means to produce it that requires these things at scale. Because it's pretty much the only big incentive system the world has is the economic one

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[deleted] t1_j96ltd9 wrote

Reply to comment by My_Body_The_Mystery in Scientists create carbon nanotubes out of plastic waste using an energy-efficient, low-cost, low-emissions process. Compared to commercial methods for carbon nanotube production that are being used right now, ours uses about 90% less energy and generates 90%-94% less carbon dioxide by Wagamaga

To be honest, in the same way trees were once not biodegradable, I feel like we could probably just wait out the whole trash thing.

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PoopIsAlwaysSunny t1_j96kxt5 wrote

Reply to comment by IPutThisUsernameHere in Scientists create carbon nanotubes out of plastic waste using an energy-efficient, low-cost, low-emissions process. Compared to commercial methods for carbon nanotube production that are being used right now, ours uses about 90% less energy and generates 90%-94% less carbon dioxide by Wagamaga

If it works at scale it seems like it would have to be able to turn a profit. Energy costs way lower and they’re using waste products that we have piled mountains of in recycling facilities.

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TricksterWolf t1_j96kc3j wrote

Reply to comment by malenkylizards in Physicists nail down the most precise value yet of the electron magnetic moment. A newly measured value of an electron’s magnetic moment — a property of its spin and charge — is twice as precise as the one physicists have used for the past 14 years. by MistWeaver80

Amusingly, a lot of people who dismiss scientific funding don't even blink when the US spends trillions on a new fighter jet whose ignoble function may end up being naught but shooting down a small balloon with a $400,000 missile.

In contrast, data lasts forever and stands to benefit all of us.

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TricksterWolf t1_j96juqs wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Physicists nail down the most precise value yet of the electron magnetic moment. A newly measured value of an electron’s magnetic moment — a property of its spin and charge — is twice as precise as the one physicists have used for the past 14 years. by MistWeaver80

I'm amused that you think the short duration of the Higgs boson is a strike against it when the exact opposite is true.

I agree that collider money may be arguably overspent in terms of funding, but there isn't an easier approach. Particle theory is important. In case you haven't noticed, it allows us increasingly good predictions for quantum materials science, which is exploding in new discoveries right now as we race to build an adiabatic quantum computer that will break existing encryption technology. Your phone probably uses quantum dots; a lot of the tech we use daily has ties to basic particle research. It's easy to be dismissive when you don't understand the point of research, but this is an area that--while arguably overfunded or misfunded--is still very important.

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5ol5hine t1_j96j98u wrote

Reply to comment by an0maly33 in Reflexive fear responses tend to linger in people with anxiety disorders, study suggests by chrisdh79

To me it seems like you might have CPTSD. The C stands for complex, and has to do with how it is difficult to pinpoint the exact point where the situation became traumatic. It is used about situations that last longer than those that creates PTSD, and that for some reason seems impossible to get out of. A divorce proceeding and subsequent issues with kids sounds like it might check all the boxes, including how you seem to maybe have some sort of impostor syndrome regarding your trauma.

My own situation started making a lot more sense when I realized that I had CPTSD instead of PTSD. Maybe it will for you too.

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