Fri. 09/03 - The Billion Year Gap In the Grand Canyon's Rocks

<p><strong><em>What if a room could charge all of your devices just by them being in there? Like no wires, no charging pads, just being in the room. Some engineers have made that a reality. Plus, new insights into the billion years of time that are missing from the rock layers in the Grand Canyon. And why Red Delicious apples are so common in the U.S. even though they’re not really that great.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Raycon, Get 15% off at <a href="http://buyraycon.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buyraycon.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-room-could-wirelessly-charge-all-your-devices" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Room Could Wirelessly Charge All Your Devices</a> (Scientific American)</li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-08-31/wireless-charging-room-can-power-devices-without-cables/100418234?utm_source=ground.news&amp;utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wireless charging room powers your devices without plugs or cables</a> (ABC)</li><li><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/welcome-to-the-age-of-wireless-electricity?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_content=01092021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Welcome to the Age of Wireless Electricity</a> (Interesting Engineering)</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvzk8q/why-one-billion-years-of-time-are-missing-in-the-grand-canyon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why One Billion Years of Time Are Missing in the Grand Canyon</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/08/23/geologists-dig-grand-canyons-mysterious-gap-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Geologists dig into Grand Canyon’s mysterious gap in time</a> (CU Boulder Today)</li><li><a href="https://eos.org/articles/erasing-a-billion-years-of-geologic-time-across-the-globe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Erasing a Billion Years of Geologic Time