June 2014

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It’s been almost exactly two years since the announcement of the discovery of the Higgs boson. Meanwhile, Peter Higgs received the Nobel Prize for physics with François Englert for theorizing its existence but the research haven’t certainly stopped. A team of researchers of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment at CERN has just published in the journal “Nature Physics” an article that discusses more evidence for the existence of the Higgs boson, in particular its decay into fermions.

Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi

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The novel “Zoe’s Tale” by John Scalzi was published for the first time in 2008. It’s Part of the “Old Man’s War” series.

Zoë Boutin-Perry lives on the colony of Huckleberry with her adoptive parents John Perry and Jane Sagan. Their lives seem quiet thinking that, in her childhood, Zoë lost her biological parents and her adoptive parents have spent years fighting in the Colonial Defense Forces (CDF). The situation changes when John Perry and Jane Sagan are offered to lead a new colony on the planet Roanoke, an important project for the Colonial Union.

John and Jane accept and the two of them are sent to the planet to colonize along with Zoë and the two Obin who always accompany her to protect her from any danger. The aliens, however, seem to have information on the new colony that cast a shadow on the project. The situation becomes more complicated when the starship arrives at its destination and the captain realizes that this is not the right planet despite the fact that the the course was correct.

Joss Whedon in 2012

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Joseph Hill Whedon was born on June 23, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He’s particularly famous for the creation of Buffy and its spinoff Angel. He also created the cult show “Firefly”. Lately he’s been involved with Marvel’s superheroes with the movie “The Avengers” and the TV show “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”.

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According to a study published in the journal “Science”, the quantum computer model D-Wave Two doesn’t seem to bring real benefits in terms of performance compared to classical computers. The article rekindled the controversy started since the introduction of this quantum computer by its manufacturer D-Wave Systems.