Skip to content

Abigail Beall

Freelance science/technology journalist and author

  • About me
  • Books
  • Stargazing newsletter
  • Contact me
  • Speaking
  • Video scripts

Category: Alphr

If you can solve this ‘simple’ 170-year-old Eight Queens Puzzle, scientists will give you $1 million

A $1,000,000 (£773,100) prize could be yours if you can solve this seemingly ‘simple’ chess puzzle. The Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) … More

Why is yawning so contagious?

Yawning is so contagious that watching another person, dog or cat doing it, or even just reading about it, can … More

The biggest X-ray laser on the planet opens today

The largest X-ray laser on the planet will open today; ready to start shining a billion times brighter than conventional X-ray sources. The … More

Alphr’s pick of the best HTC Vive games

Whether you want to explore Mars, travel through space squashing bugs, or use magic to protect a powerful relic, the … More

Solar power explained: How do solar panels work?

Life on Earth could not survive without the sun. It provides light and heat, the seasons and the day and … More

energy, renewables, solar

What is quantum computing and why does the future of Earth depend on it?

Computing power is reaching a crisis point. If we continue to follow a trend in place since computers were introduced, … More

quantum computing, quantum physics, technology

Google is now setting its sights on nuclear fusion

Google has teamed up with nuclear fusion experts to develop an algorithm for solving complex energy problems. Working with Tri … More

energy, fission, fusion, nuclear

Posts navigation

Newer posts

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Abigail Beall
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Abigail Beall
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar