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Author: Corban Murphey

Blog / The birth and inevitable death of Moore’s Law

March 31, 2021 / Corban Murphey /

We’ve all seen it happening: shiny and fantastical electronic devices coming out year after year, each one rendering its predecessor obsolete. Why does this happen? Will we eventually hit a…

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computer science Moore's Law quantum computing Technology

Blog / Why are sunsets and rainbows so pretty?

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 / Corban Murphey / 1

Light: we see it every day in buildings, outside, and on our screens. In fact, seeing things at all is just light going into your eyeballs. It’s often taken for…

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atmosphere light Nature Physics

Blog / Stigler’s Law: credit where it may not be due

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 / Corban Murphey /

Have you ever done most of the work but got none of the credit? Stigler’s law of eponymy shines light on the battle between the discoverers and namesakes.

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Blog / Whatever happened to graphene?

November 13, 2019November 15, 2019 / Corban Murphey /

A decade ago, the discovery of graphene left everyone in anticipation of a tech revolution. But where has all the hype gone?

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