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Michael Albrow

Michael Albrow is a scientist emeritus at Fermilab, Batavia and a member of Naperville Sunrise Rotary. Born in England, Mike lived in Switzerland and Sweden before settling in the U.S. 25 years ago.

Science Corner – Ghostly images: light as waves and particles

Nobel Prizes are announced every October, so you, Dear Reader, may know who won the physics prize for 2021. As I write this I...

Science Corner – 1821 – the most important event

In 1821, 200 years ago, history books tell of Spain granting Mexico’s independence and ceding Florida to the US. But perhaps the most important...

Science Corner – UFOs and UAPs – what are they not?

In June, a preliminary assessment on “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (UAP) was published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The one word...

Science Corner – Help! It’s raining rocks! Umbrella wanted!

Now that I have your attention, I admit that big rocks from space are few and far between, but they come in all sizes....

Science Corner – OXYGEN!

Thousands of people are dying daily, especially in India, from lack of oxygen. Which is odd since oxygen is the most common element on...

Science Corner – Journey to the tiniest frontier

Fermilab hit the headlines in April, from the BBC to the New York Times. Something to do with muons, tiny particles like electrons but...

Science Corner – Hydrogen was nearly impossible, water too – you too!

If hydrogen did not exist there could be no water, H2O, no sunshine and probably no life. Yet the existence of hydrogen in our...

Science Corner – Women hold up half the sky

Did you notice that February 11 was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science? If not, you can still celebrate it today!...

Science Corner – Robot world

There is a world populated only by robots, roaming around or stuck in place. The hills and valleys are devoid of vegetation and not...

Science Corner – How does the sun work?

Once upon a time the sun was not there, not anywhere. It did not exist. Five billion years ago what was to become the sun...

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