For an easy to read, fairly fun series, it really does tackle a lot of every day realities that teens are living and breathing. We are lucky enough in Chainbreaker to see the world from multiple points of view including that of the time spirits and other stakeholders around Danny.Ĭhainbreaker takes on politics (not unlike London's political climate today), racism (towards India's population), homosexuality and even the dynamic of having a best friend or colleague that are the opposite gender of you. There are so many topics Sim tackles in Chainbreaker the most prevalent being the relationship between our lead hero Danny and his yummy (if I do say so myself) time spirit boyfriend. NOTE: Spoilers for book 1 are below! You're been warned! In fact there might be more action and events happening in Chainbreaker than in Timekeeper. And while there is a cliffhanger in Chainbreaker, there is no way you can say nothing happens or that there isn't enough action. Second books tend to have little real action, no true climax curve and end on a cliffhanger. It's when the book is really just a stepping stone from book 1 to book 3. Generally in most trilogy series (especially fantasy) there is second book syndrome that happens. And oh my goodness is his boyfriend just the best! Not only does this series have a cool time premise, but it also features a male hero who is gay. I am so disappointed every time I see how few people have read Tara Sim's Timekeeper series. This is probably the most underrated Young Adult/Teen series of the last 5 years. “The fact that we can do the experiments as they are done over here, that was unthinkable just 100 years ago,” he said.Įngels said the study was an interesting and new direction for his group because it was the first time they had entered the region of atom lasers.įuture directions of the study will include optimizing the techniques in order to see different types of caustics and also think of different applications, Forbes said.Be prepared, I'm about to gush. MRI scans and smartphones are just a couple of things that use quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics are currently driving a technological revolution, Engels said. “Then we can stick potentials, and we can focus those … all with an appropriate theory.” “The main thing we’re trying to establish here is that experimentally, we can set up a system with this beam of atoms,” he said. However, the atom laser makes it easy to produce caustics. Normally, it is possible to achieve caustics with light optics, but an atom laser presents some new things that can be done, said Michael Forbes, associate professor of physics and astronomy and co-author of the study.įor example, caustics produced by traditional means are not possible on Earth and can only be seen from space, Forbes said. Developments like these will also guide the development of new tools and devices, such as timekeeping tools. One possibility is creating very precise measurement tools, particularly for studying certain materials. There are many different applications for these findings, he said. And we can create these caustic patterns.” “So, therefore, we call it an ‘atom laser’ because it’s a stream of atoms just like light. “We have actually devised the technology here where we can make the clot of atoms stream as if it were a laser beam,” Engels said. One example of this is the bright stripes found at the bottom of a swimming pool, where they move around but do not disappear, he said. This phenomenon can form interference patterns. “Then we can make objects that are fairly large and show us funny quantum mechanical behavior - atoms behave like waves.” “We take a clot of atoms and cool them down to temperatures that are just a few billionths of a degree above absolute ,” Engels said. These laws also change in quantum mechanics, where the hallmark phenomenon is particles can behave like waves, said Peter Engels, WSU Yount distinguished professor and senior author of the study. The laws of physics drastically change under extreme circumstances, such as nanoscale dimensions. WSU researchers discovered atoms cooled to near absolute zero temperatures create reflective patterns similar to light and can be focused into caustic shapes. JUSTIN WASHINGTON, Evergreen research editor
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