Two Physics Articles

Here are two articles you ought to carve out time to read.  While both are written at a non-specialist's level, they both give good depth and coverage.

Next-Gen Nuclear is Coming – If Society Wants It
These meltdown-proof power reactor designs have been roaming the wilds for three decades now, stuck between the rock of public histrionics and the hard place of obsolete bureaucracy.  It'd be a hell of a note if the "free, open, and fast-innovating" country of The Peoples' Republic of China scooped us on this technology, but it looks like exactly that is happening.  At least somebody is moving on it.

The Peculiar Math That Could Underlie the Laws of Nature
This is so far removed from my sub-field(s) in physics that I really shouldn't comment.  However, since this is a blog and so I ought to shoot off my mouth from time to time, here goes.  I think it's safe to assume that the peer reviewers of the work have done a competent job and that there are no obvious errors.  Beyond that, the mathematical results seem to align well with both current theory and experimental results, and in a way that nothing else manages.  Looks promising, will stay tuned.

There, two content-rich articles for your summer reading.  Think I'll take a short break from blogging now.  See you in a...  well, whenever another morsel of worthwhile content presents itself.