Foreign nations push into space as U.S. pulls back

Foreign nations push into space as U.S. pulls back

Artificial Intelligence

So, one of the things that I have been looking into lately that has really caught my attention is AI. It ties together several things I'm interested in...Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Consciousness Studies. So, that might be a route to go. Still got a lot to research though.

Better Direction

So, apparently within the last few days, UHCL has decided to offer a sub plan in Engineering Physics to the B.S. degree in Physics. This seems like it would be the best of everything that I'm interested in. Which means, I'd have the whole time while I'm earning my bachelor's to explore both the physics and the computer engineering side of things and narrow down my interests to find out what I'd like to do in grad school. I'm excited because I'd get to do both the theoretical and applied physics classes as well as the electronics and computer labs. Here is the link for the program.


Physics Program at UHCL

Carbon Nanotubes Trap Solar Energy

Carbon Nanotubes Trap Solar Energy

ScienceDaily (2011-07-14) -- A novel application of carbon nanotubes shows promise as an innovative approach to storing solar energy for use whenever it's needed. Storing the sun's heat in chemical form -- rather than converting it to electricity or storing the heat itself in a heavily insulated container -- has significant advantages, since in principle the chemical material can be stored for long periods of time without losing any of its stored energy. The problem with that approach has been that until now the chemicals needed to perform this conversion and storage either degraded within a few cycles, or included the element ruthenium, which is rare and expensive.