Designing Dirac vortex topological photonic crystal fibres
Optical fibres made of topological photonic crystals allow improved versatility and control across the modes and polarization of light they transmit. Compositionally, photonic crystals contain bandgaps to prevent the passage of light relative to spec.....»»
Apple sues Rivos & former engineers over alleged trade secret theft
Apple has launched a lawsuit against "stealth" startup Rivos, claiming it poached engineers to try and steal confidential documents and trade secrets about its chip designs.Rivos, a startup focusing on designing its own system-on-chip technology, has.....»»
Crystal Dynamics Will Continue to Co-Develop Perfect Dark With The Initiative Following Embracer Deal
Following the Square Enix and Embracer deal, Crystal Dynamics will continue to co-develop Microsoft's Perfect Dark reboot with The Initiative.Following the Square Enix and Embracer deal, Crystal Dynamics will continue to co-develop Microsoft's Pe.....»»
Tomb Raider"s Lifetime Sales Revealed After Embracer Group Sale
Crystal Dynamics and Embracer Group shared that the Tomb Raider brand has stayed strong and sold 88 million units since its inception in 1996.Square Enix's decision to sell a trove of franchises and studios to Embracer Group has yielded some inte.....»»
Square Enix sells all of its Western game studios—and their games—to Embracer
$300 million deal includes "over 50" classic games' rights, over 1,000 devs. Enlarge / An artist's interpretation of today's gaming-studio acquisition news. (credit: Crystal Dynamics / Sam Machkovech) On Monday, Japanese game.....»»
Photonic slide rule: Simultaneous resolving of wavelength and polarization state
Mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) is a unique regime with various potential applications in fingerprint detections. It is also one of three atmospheric transmission windows that shows significant possibilities in low-light-level night vision and free-sp.....»»
Perfect Dark development unaffected by Crystal Dynamics sale
Crystal Dynamics will still help develop Perfect Dark, even after it's acquired by Embracer......»»
Square-Enix sells all of its Western game studios—and their games—to Embracer
$300 million deal includes "over 50" classic games' rights, over 1,000 devs. Enlarge / An artist's interpretation of today's gaming-studio acquisition news. (credit: Crystal Dynamics / Sam Machkovech) On Monday, Japanese game.....»»
30+ Home Plans Websites Where You Can Buy House Plans Online
Have you been brainstorming ideas to build your dream home? From planning to executing, there’s a lot on a homeowner’s plate while designing a home. While most people hire architects, some are tempted to sketch plans themselves. Surely, you wil.....»»
Sniper Elite 5 turns World War II into an immersive sim
Rebellion learned the right lessons from games like Hitman 3 and Metal Gear Solid 5 when designing Sniper Elite 5......»»
Estimating the informativeness of data
Not all data are created equal. But how much information is any piece of data likely to contain? This question is central to medical testing, designing scientific experiments, and even to everyday human learning and thinking. MIT researchers have dev.....»»
Controlling heat flow in a solid by switching crystal structure dimensionality
Just as an electrical switch regulates the flow of electric current, thermal switches can control the flow of heat. These switches serve as thermal control devices and are useful for thermal management applications. For example, they can be used in i.....»»
Innolux to showcase innovative display solutions at Touch Taiwan 2022
Innolux will showcase in-house-developed innovative display solutions, including electronic paper (e-paper) displays, smart liquid crystal windows, train-use displays and advanced automotive displays, at the Touch Taiwan 2022 during April 27-29......»»
Topological synchronization of chaotic systems
Can we find order in chaos? Physicists have shown, for the first time that chaotic systems can synchronize due to stable structures that emerge from chaotic activity. These structures are known as fractals, shapes with patterns which repeat over and.....»»
Nanoclusters self-organize into centimeter-scale hierarchical assemblies
Nature may abhor a vacuum, but it sure loves structure. Complex, self-organized assemblies are found throughout the natural world, from double-helix DNA molecules to the photonic crystals that make butterfly wings so colorful and iridescent......»»
Earliest geochemical evidence of plate tectonics found in 3.8-billion-year-old crystal
A handful of ancient zircon crystals found in South Africa hold the oldest evidence of subduction, a key element of plate tectonics, according to a new study published today in AGU Advances......»»
Study introduces loss-free matter-wave polaritons in an optical lattice system
Polaritons are quasiparticles that are formed when photons couple strongly with excitations of matter. These quasi-particles, which are half-light and half-matter, underpin the functioning of a wide range of emergent photonic quantum systems, includi.....»»
Poll: Could this iPadOS Pro concept be the solution to the iPad’s limitations?
Many of us have argued that iPadOS needs a major rethink to utilize the full potential of the iPad hardware – and an iPadOS Pro concept is being suggested as a potential solution. Designing the optimum operating system for the iPad is a huge chall.....»»
Johny Srouji says the Apple Silicon strategy challenged Apple
Apple's transition away from Intel to Apple Silicon was a difficult gamble to undertake, with a profile of Johny Srouji revealing challenges including an internal debate over designing components, as well as the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic.Apple'.....»»
Apple Silicon"s risky chip strategy challenged Apple in multiple ways
Apple's transition away from Intel to Apple Silicon was a difficult gamble to undertake, with a profile of Johny Srouji revealing challenges including an internal debate over designing components, as well as the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic.Apple'.....»»
First hybrid quantum bit based on topological insulators
With their superior properties, topological qubits could help achieve a breakthrough in the development of a quantum computer designed for universal applications. So far, no one has yet succeeded in unambiguously demonstrating a quantum bit, or qubit.....»»