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Tech2: Quantum computers (v1.1)

Collected from many sources especially IBM's website (the leader).  Perhaps it provides a starting point for some investment research on your part? This  is not to be considered professional financial advice from me. Please consult a financial planner for advice that suits you.   Quantum mechanics is the most fundamental part of physics and is only demonstrated in experiments with no underlying theory that explains why it is the way it is. But there has been no measurement to date that violates quantum mechanics!! It is absolutely true!!  Quantum mechanics describes observed behavior of the very small and its effects diminishes very rapidly as the size increases. For everyday objects, its effects are practically zero.  There are two concepts that are very weird.  The first is superposition. This states that there exists only a probability wave of the state (example position or velocity or spin) of the particle. In other words, it could be in multiple states...

Tech1: Nuclear fusion (v1.1)

A key reference for H-bomb and fusion power generation is Wikipedia. Why do stars shine? Stars shine because of fusion taking place at their core. Nuclear physics tells us heavier nuclei want to break apart and lighter nuclei want to fuse under huge pressures and temperatures. The most stable that want to do neither is iron and nickel. The center of the sun is estimated to be 15,000,000K. The sun fusing just 4% of its hydrogen explains all the energy it has put out so far in its 5-billion-year lifetime. In that time, it has lost an extremely small proportion of mass (which converted to energy with E = M × C 2 ).  Fusion starts with hydrogen and goes from there. The sun has a long way to go!! Hydrogen fusion will continue in our sun for another 5 billion years. But the temperature (and therefore kinetic energy) is not high enough for a hydrogen nuclei protons (which repel each other due to electromagnetic force) to have enough energy to come close enough to each other so str...

Synthetic Biology Series (v1.1)

Main Synbio Hub :    [ Synthetic Biology Series (v1.1) ] Series of Essays on Synthetic Biology where Mankind creates lifeforms!! Synthetic Biology processes remind me of software engineering processes and I often draw from that experience in titling essays here.  Assorted collection A collection of essays on the various branches of SynBio.  [ The Biocompilation Dawn - Introduction to Synthetic Biology (v1.1) ] - Intro to SynBio [ The Development Stack - Reading, Writing, Editing and Directing the code (v1.1) ] -  Key SynBio tools [ Non-Silicon Architectures - DNA Data Storage and Computing (v1.1) ] -  SynBIo and DNA Computers [ Generative Biology - The Convergence of Synthetic Biology and Artificial Intelligence (v1.1) ] -  SynBio and AI [ System Vulnerabilities - Assessing the Risks of Synthetic Biology (v1.1) ] -  Risks of SynBio [ Cellular Foundries – The Mechanics of Metabolic Engineering (v1.1) ] -  SynBio and Metabolic Engineering [ Bio...

SynBio1: The Biocompilation Dawn – Introduction to Synthetic Biology (v1.1)

In our previous explorations of the biological substrate, we treated the 4-billion-year-old evolutionary blueprint as a sacred, unalterable master archive—a physical "Library" that we could observe, analyze, and map right up to its strict methodological boundaries. Until recently, every living system was exclusively the handiwork of natural evolutionary pressures. However, a profound shift is occurring: humanity is transitioning from passive readers of the cosmic code to active editors, compilers, and biological systems engineers. This is the domain of Synthetic Biology (SynBio) . For those philosophically or religiously inclined, this transition prompts a natural question: Is mankind evolving into a "god"? The rational answer is no. Mankind did not design or invent the core operating physics of DNA, the thermodynamic parameters of cellular membranes, or the fundamental syntax of amino acids. Nature did. We are not creating life from a vacuum; we are reverse-engine...