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Plants Grow in Lunar Soil, Xenotransplantation, Graphene Superconductivity, and More

An August 2022 news update about aspects of our society that are moving from science fiction to science fact.

11 min readAug 12, 2022

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Plants Grow in Lunar Soil, Xenotransplantation, Graphene Superconductivity, and More

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Jimmy Ng, Ph. D

Can Graphene Save Us From the Impending Worldwide Water Crisis?

Another potential application of everyone’s favorite “wonder material”.

6 min readAug 19, 2022

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Can Graphene Save Us From the Impending Worldwide Water Crisis?

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Nanotechnology Is Revolutionizing Lithium-Ion Batteries. Here’s How.

Silicon nanowires are enabling batteries that are smaller and lighter with greater energy density.

4 min readAug 16, 2022

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Nanotechnology Is Revolutionizing Lithium-Ion Batteries. Here’s How.

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Jimmy Ng, Ph. D

How Carbon Nanotubes Might Boost Solar Renewable Energy

Another way nanotechnology is being used to save our planet.

5 min readAug 13, 2022

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How Carbon Nanotubes Might Boost Solar Renewable Energy

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Jimmy Ng, Ph. D

Nanowire Medical Sensors: A Pocket Laboratory Made Possible With Nanotechnology

How nanotechnology can give us better disease detection.

6 min readJul 31, 2022

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Nanowire Medical Sensors: A Pocket Laboratory Made Possible With Nanotechnology

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Jimmy Ng, Ph. D

How Do Scientists and Engineers Working in Nanotechnology Study Their Creations?

The science of seeing the nanoscale world.

7 min readJul 15, 2022

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How Do Scientists and Engineers Working in Nanotechnology Study Their Creations?

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Jimmy Ng, Ph. D

Monkeypox, AI Sentience, NASA to Study UFOs, And More

A Summer 2022 news update about aspects of our society that are moving from science fiction to science fact.

7 min readJun 21, 2022

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Artist’s conception of a beautiful neon night in a futuristic cyberpunk city.

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Jimmy Ng, Ph. D

Are We the Only Intelligent Beings in the Universe?

The Anthropic Argument against the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence.

4 min readMay 28, 2022

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A photo of a silhouette of standing woman looking at the Milky Way Galaxy at night. The woman is standing on a desert landscape. A multitude of stars light up the night sky.

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Why Is Everybody So Interested in UFOs Now?

And how scientists are taking them more seriously.

6 min readApr 17, 2022

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A classic black and white photo of a flying saucer over the ocean, like one from an old Hollywood UFO movie.

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Panspermia: Did Life Start on Our Planet?

An otherworldly hypothesis on the origin of life.

5 min readApr 12, 2022

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Artist rendering of an asteroid approaching Earth.

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We talk about the science, technology, and history behind science fiction topics. We also discuss current events about aspects of our society that are moving from science fiction to science fact.
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Jimmy Ng, Ph. D
I write about science, technology, and science fiction; 3x top writer (science, space, future); semiconductor engineer by day

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