Tom Hartsfield

Tom Hartsfield

Big Think Contributor

Tom Hartsfield is a PhD physicist. He lives in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Nobel Prize chemistry
Asymmetric organocatalysis is an environmentally friendly way of accelerating chemical reactions and creating specific types of molecules.
chernobyl
The cause of the recent uptick in radiation is unknown, but speculation about another catastrophe at Chernobyl is hyperbolic.
maple tree helicopters
Engineers borrowed the maple tree's "helicopter" to design tiny, flying microchips, which perform various tasks while in whirling free fall.
In the name of fighting horrific crimes, Apple threatens to open Pandora's box.
The power tower has superior physics but inferior economics.
Let's celebrate the progress, but put the cork back in the champagne bottle.
As important as his Nobel Prize-winning technical accomplishments was his ability to communicate to the public.