Ah yet another mystery of the Antartic:
Two Anomalous Radio Signals Coming from Antarctic Ice
https://www.sci.news/physics/anita-radio-signals-antarctic-ice-13986.html
The goal of the experiment is to gain insight into distant cosmic events by analyzing signals that reach the Earth. Rather than reflecting off the ice, the radio signals appeared to be coming from below the horizon, an orientation that cannot be explained .....“The radio waves that we detected were at really steep angles, like 30 degrees below the surface of the ice,” said Dr. Stephanie Wissel, a physicist at Penn State.
“By our calculations, the anomalous signal had to pass through and interact with thousands of km of rock before reaching the detector, which should have left the radio signal undetectable because it would have been absorbed into the rock.”
“It’s an interesting problem because we still don’t actually have an explanation ...To capture the emission signals, the balloon-borne radio detector is sent to fly over stretches of ice, capturing what are called ice showers.
“We have these radio antennas on a balloon that flies 40 km above the ice in Antarctica,” ....
“My guess is that some interesting radio propagation effect occurs near ice and also near the horizon that I don’t fully understand, but we certainly explored several of those, and we haven’t been able to find any of those yet either.”
“So, right now, it’s one of these long-standing mysteries, and .....
I thought his "..guess is that some interesting radio propagation effect occurs near ice and also near the horizon that I don’t fully understand" was an interesting comment. Other than that don't know why I posted it.
But as long as I'm throwing up random news stories.. here's another interesting one...
“FBI at the Door”: A 12-Year-Old’s Bedroom Science Experiment Triggers Federal Response and Alarms National Security Experts
https://www.sustainability-times.com/energy/fbi-at-the-door-a-12-year-olds-bedroom-science-experiment-triggers-federal-response-and-alarms-national-security-experts /
..via YouTube, scientific forums, and online lectures. This self-guided study laid the foundation for his ambitious project.
He embarked on creating a fusor, an experimental reactor capable of generating plasma. With parts sourced from eBay and a self-constructed vacuum chamber, Jackson meticulously worked towards his goal. On January 18, 2018, just before his 13th birthday, he successfully fused two deuterium atoms. This achievement was promptly verified by the scientific community on Fusor.net, officially recognizing him as the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion in a home...
One more, but let me tell you that back in the 1980s I was dying to get my hands on one of those Atari chessboard because I was an ace at chess, and I got one and lost interest in it within a few days. One, it's just not the same playing a computer, and Two, it whipped my ass consistently except on the lower levels which were silly simple.
Anyway that's why I like this story.
ChatGPT takes on a 1977 Atari at chess ... and it didn't go well
https://newatlas.com/computers/chatgpt-takes-1977-atari-didnt-go-well/