Monthly Archives: July 2020

AT&T apologizes by email about phasing out of 3G support

Photo: Sam Rutherford Usually when companies make major changes to their services, a little anticipation is a good thing. Unfortunately, when AT&T recently started sending emails telling customers that their phones would no longer work on their network when AT&T eliminates support for 3G, the operator I forgot to include …

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How fast can atoms, like ghosts, pass through barriers?

In 1927, while In trying to understand how atoms come together to form molecules, the German physicist Friedrich Hund discovered one of the most fascinating aspects of quantum mechanics. He discovered that under certain conditions, atoms, electrons, and other small particles in nature can cross physical barriers that would confuse …

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