Advances in femtosecond laser direct writing of fiber Bragg gratings in multicore fibers
A new publication in Opto-Electronic Advances overviews advances in femtosecond laser direct writing of fiber Bragg gratings in multicore fibers......»»
Michael B. Jordan is remaking this classic action heist movie
Michael B. Jordan will direct and star in a new Thomas Crown Affair movie for Amazon MGM Studios. The remake will receive a worldwide theatrical release......»»
DNA demethylation boosts tomato resistance to gray mold, study finds
Postharvest decay in fruits, primarily caused by pathogenic fungi, remains a major obstacle to agricultural sustainability and food security. Despite advances in fungicides and storage technologies, losses remain substantial, especially in developing.....»»
CNC & Laser Engraved Coin Bank: SainSmart Anniversary Project
To celebrate SainSmart’s anniversary, Windsor Woodcraft, a dedicated SainSmart customer, embarked on a creative project to design and build a wooden and acrylic coin bank. Using the Genmitsu PROVer XL 4030 V2 CNC machine and the Genmitsu L8 20.....»»
Space travel: Protection from cosmic radiation with boron nitride nanotube fibers
With the success of the Nuri launch last year and the recent launch of the newly established Korea Aerospace Administration, interest in space has increased, and both the public and private sectors are actively investing in space-related industries s.....»»
Fighting wildfires with legislation: Preparing congressional staffers to craft effective solutions
The most effective tool to combat devastating wildfires may be the pen. Writing effective legislation will be key to slowing and even reversing the growth in destructive conflagrations throughout the Western U.S......»»
Review: reMarkable Paper Pro writing tablet feels almost like paper, for a price
$579 starting price is up there with Android E Ink tablets and Apple's iPad Air. Enlarge / The reMarkable Paper Pro tablet. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Our main critique of Amazon's Kindle Scribe when it launched in late.....»»
Apple takes direct aim at Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs in new AI-focused Mac promos
Apple is ramping up its efforts to promote the Mac as a powerful platform for artificial intelligence. In the Apple Store app and various places around the web, Apple is promoting that the Mac is the “best AI PC.” Notably, the company is also tak.....»»
ChemCam hits 1 million laser shots on Mars since 2012
The ChemCam instrument, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, recently zapped its laser for the 1 millionth time on Mars. Sitting on top of NASA's Curiosity rover, ChemCam has been helping make groundbreaking discoveries since 2012......»»
New quantum error correction method uses "many-hypercube codes" while exhibiting beautiful geometry
In work published in Science Advances, Hayato Goto from the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing in Japan has proposed a new quantum error correction approach using what he calls "many-hypercube codes.".....»»
Verizon to buy Frontier for $9.6 billion, says it will expand fiber network
Verizon once sold part of its network to Frontier; now it's buying the company. Enlarge / A Verizon FiOS truck in Manhattan on September 15, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection | Gado) Verizon today announce.....»»
Sony’s new 4K laser projectors have the processing brains of its Bravia OLED TVs
Sony announced two new high-end 4K laser projectors, the Bravia 8 and Bravia 9, that feature the same XR processing as its high-performing Bravia TVs......»»
Novel design strategy advances discovery of metal-organic frameworks
An innovative strategy, known as the "Up-Down Approach," has the potential to dramatically accelerate the creation of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The paper is published in the journal Nature Synthesis......»»
Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations
NaNoWriMo refuses to condemn AI as accessibility tool, faces criticism from writers. Enlarge (credit: Jorg Greuel via Getty Images) Over the weekend, the nonprofit National Novel Writing Month organization (NaNoWriMo) pu.....»»
High-sensitivity laser heterodyne radiometer developed for remote sensing of atmospheric water vapor, isotopes
A research team led by Prof. Gao Xiaoming from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a near-infrared laser heterodyne radiometer (LHR), that could greatly improve water vapor measurements in the atmosph.....»»
Complete-basis-reprogrammable coding metasurface for generating dynamically-controlled holograms
An article in Opto-Electronic Advances, discusses complete-basis-reprogrammable coding metasurface for generating dynamically-controlled holograms under arbitrary polarization states......»»
Advances in optical micronanofiber-enabled tactile sensors and soft actuators
A perfect combination of fiber optics and micro/nanotechnology, optical micro/nanofiber (MNF) is a new type of micro/nano-waveguide structure developed in recent years......»»
Chatbots offer cops the “ultimate out” to spin police reports, expert says
Experts warn chatbots writing police reports can make serious errors. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) If you were suspected of a crime, would you trust a chatbot to accurately explain what happened? Some p.....»»
Scientists make plea for greater focus on natural textile fibers
A King's researcher has urged environmental scholars to give greater focus to the environmental sustainability issues associated with natural textile fibers used in fashion, highlighting key areas to address......»»
Advances in semiconductor patterning: New block copolymer achieves 7.6 nm line width
A recently developed block copolymer could help push the limits of integration and miniaturization in semiconductor manufacturing, report scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK). Chemically tailored for rel.....»»
New Horizons spacecraft measurements shed light on the darkness of the universe
Just how dark is deep space? Astronomers may have finally answered this long-standing question by tapping into the capabilities and distant position of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, by making the most precise, direct measurements ever of the total.....»»