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The Neutrino Saga Continues!
(Picture of a neutrino interaction from the Fermilab Bubble Chamber) With their 2023 collider detection and further discoveries, the once...
Anna Oliva
Jan 29, 20241 min read


Nascent Stars and How to Age Them
A star cluster captured by the Hubble Space Telescope via https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/universe-uncovered/hubble-star-...
Anna Oliva
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Quantum Entanglement
Entanglement apparatus via https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.06309 In the past few years, studies on quantum entanglement, which I explained...
Anna Oliva
Jan 5, 20241 min read


Bosonic Correlated Insulators
States of matter appear inarguable. The classics, liquid, solid, gas, and the less-mentioned plasma permanently established in the realm...
Anna Oliva
Jun 13, 20231 min read


Tessellations
As a child I would run my hands over the expanse of tiles that lined the floors of my grandmother’s kitchen. Little squares, triangles,...
Anna Oliva
Apr 27, 20231 min read


Neutrinos Detected!
Scientists at CERN have observed the creation of neutrinos in the Large Hadron Collider! Advancements in science never cease to amaze and...
Anna Oliva
Mar 22, 20231 min read


The Tinkerbell Map
Every person who loves math knows its beauty, the poetry found in proofs and the art of a fascinating graph. Indeed, the elegance of math...
Anna Oliva
Feb 27, 20231 min read


Neutrino, the Ghost Particle
After discussing antimatter in the previous post, I was excited to see that there have been very recent advancements in the study of...
Anna Oliva
Feb 7, 20231 min read


Antimatter
I have taken to bringing, or at least attempting to, a book with me wherever I go. This way I can fill the dead moments in between...
Anna Oliva
Jan 30, 20232 min read


Black Holes
Black holes are very cool; literally, the inside is freezing. I absolutely adore them, and they make fascinating objects of study. After...
Anna Oliva
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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