The speed of the jet guarantees that the flow around it is turbulent. However, as there is an obvious strong repeating frequency, the diffraction that you see is not caused by this turbulence. Turbulence is the highly chaotic and irregular transmission of energy from large coherent structures into smaller ones, and…

Self-adjusting clocks work similar to how you describe by counting a set number of cycles since an epoch (usually their manufacture in the factory). Every time you set the time, it adjusts its reference frequency. Over time, its expected frequency of its oscillation source and the real frequency come closer in line…

Nikon, the camera and optics company, is part of the Mitsubishi empire and known for its quality. They also build a large fraction of Japan's launch vehicles and satellites, including the Kibo module on the ISS (joint venture with Boeing). They have a joint venture in place to build new nuclear reactors, and another…

You could always live in a college town in May. So I hear.

Unfortunately, cryptography is a field that is very difficult to just jump into and contribute to, even as an experienced programmer.

Is this an area where automotive-style supply chain management would help in the course of mobilization? I mean, these days a ball bearing rolls of the assembly line of a third party supplier, and its already known what the VIN of the final assembled vehicle will be (and maybe even what dealership its going to).