Tag: silicon
Were We Made to Make Black Holes?
I want to compare our book with a 2020 paper by Jeffery Shainline of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology.
The Remarkable Carbon Atom
This is another one of many countless features of our universe that have to be “just right” for life — in particular, advanced life — to exist.
Electronic Technology Shows Foresight in Nature
The principal semiconductors are silicon and germanium; silicon’s abundance in the Earth’s crust is second only to oxygen.
Reeves: A Rising Star Describes a Biological Revolution
“Engineers more easily recognize impressive design because they have actually tied to build stuff.”
How Engineers Helped Save Biology from Evolutionary Theory
Design motifs such as four-bar linkages and control systems must meet exacting requirements whether implemented in a space shuttle or a fish.