by Eric Bogatin | Mar 2, 2014 | Inspiration
Figure 1. Measured (dots) and calculated (line) orbital position of S0-2 based on 16 years of observations. The orbit matches Kepler’s law perfectly. From Ghez, et.al., Astrophysical Journal, Aug 21, 2008. Peer toward the Milky Way’s center in visible light, and you...
by Eric Bogatin | Mar 2, 2014 | Inspiration
“Death Star Gamma-Ray Gun Pointed Straight at Earth” So read the headline on Fox News, March 5, 2008. This was no joke. In fact, it was based on nine years of observations on WR104, a Wolf Rayet star about 8,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. It...
by Eric Bogatin | Mar 2, 2014 | Inspiration
This was the title of a panel on which I was invited to participate at DesignCon 2010. Of all my DesignCon activities, preparing and presenting at this panel was the most fun I had. Joining me on the panel were Gabe Moretti, owner of GabeOnEDA, Charles Pfeil,...
by Eric Bogatin | Mar 2, 2014 | Astonishing Science News, Inspiration
When we look at a few Hubble photos of distant galaxies we may get the impression the universe is a static place. Other than the occasional supernova brightening, the galaxies we see haven’t changed much over the hundred years of observational history. But, it may...
by Eric Bogatin | Mar 2, 2014 | Inspiration
On Thursdays, April 8, 2010, Bill Parkhurst of Cisco Systems, presented a talk on the Smart Grid at the Kansas City section of the IEEE in Overland Park, KS. Fundamentally, Bill said, the Smart Grid is whatever Steven Chu, the Secretary of Energy, says it is. He has...
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