Quantum Computers
Quantum computing has gone from science fiction to foreseeable reality within our lifetime.” (Angela Wilkins, Rice University, August 2021)
Science & Tech
Graphene
Like humans, the fictional character Nahbi is a carbon-based sentient being. In my novel Nahbi, real technology was used as a starting point and then extrapolated in plausible ways that technologies might evolve. One of the most important technologies used in the story was graphene. Graphene is an allotrope of carbon that forms sheets that … Read More
Can An Android Smell A Lemon?
When exposed to pressure or temperature changes, many organic and inorganic molecules exude odors that humans can detect by inhaling those molecules. Those odors stimulate nasal olfactory neurons that send information to our brains.