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Grapes double sensor magnetic power in an epic quantum breakthrough (interestingengineering.com)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Adding grapes to microwave setups doubles the magnetic field strength, opening doors for smaller, more efficient quantum sensors.

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[–] zifk 117 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Lmao yes technically correct. The grapes aren't doing anything new, they're acting as a microwave resonator which makes some very interesting plasma physics you can do with a grape in the microwave. However, this is not a new phenomenon and there are much more convenient microwave resonators you can build out of metal.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Interestinengineering.com's bread and butter seems to be churning out low-effort articles targeted at laypeople who know fuck about shit and talking up every single minor new invention or discovery they can find as the craziest, most crucial thing ever. Written by laypeople who know fuck about shit (this one's written by a BA in history despite being on, you know, quantum physics). See also: Gell Mann amnesia.

Honestly seems like a trash website, and fluffing the hell out of any and every random discovery is bound to be damaging to the public perception of science in the long term.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago

Only because it seems like it's targeted at adults. Target it at kids, and you're going to spark some real scientists from articles like this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Didn't even have to read the article to know it was grape plasma

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Oh? More convenient than a bunch for a few bucks, found at any grocery? Jk but...

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago

Mom, the quantum resonator is out of phase again!

Just give it two grapes, dear.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

They added microwaves to a grape.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's funny how a month ago people in Lemmy were all bragging about every little piece of science being important to further understanding the world and that Republicans canning even a single minor study could lower our ability to come up with new things.

And here's a bunch of people treating this like it's garbage and are above it.

Hypocrites as always. Never change.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes because as we all know those two groups of are absolutely 100% garunteed to be made up of the exact same people.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Some people have started calling this fallacy the "Goomba Fallacy" after this meme:

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Welcome to the lowest common denominator.

It's the lower half of the bell curve that you're experiencing. The same half that's more inclined to be louder about their beliefs, beliefs that are often illogical, inconsistent, and misinformed. More inclined to insult, invalidate, and act in bad faith during discussions.

This drowns out quality discussion.

All communities will naturally move towards the lowest common denominator, they will always lose their niche. (Really this is an example of entropy). The only way to prevent this is active moderation that dutifully upholds community values.

/r/AskHistorians is a great example of this.

[–] xx3rawr 1 points 1 day ago

Are you telling me mods are Maxwell's demons?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Good ol’ pre-wine