Non-linear optics meets X-rays
The recent advent of femtosecond X-ray sources offers unprecedented opportunities for structural and dynamical studies. It requires, however, manipulating spectral properties, as commonly done by non-linear optics at visible/infrared wavelengths. Her.....»»
Threatened sharks and rays caught off Cyprus
Sharks and rays from threatened species are being caught off northern Cyprus, according to a new study by scientists who are working with local authorities and fishers to protect the animals......»»
A croc"s life: There"s more than meets the eye
Saltwater crocodiles are large predators that lurk in muddy waters, with jaws powerful enough to attack anything from water buffalo to humans... but they are also just big chilled-out lounge-lizards who love to sunbake......»»
Jeff Bezos shows off new Moon lander design for NASA
“We’re building our landers to enable global landing capability on the Moon, day or night." Enlarge / Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin's founder, meets NASA Administrator Bill Nelson with a mock-up of the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander behin.....»»
Realizing vertical ultraviolet-B semiconductor laser diodes for high optical output
Ultraviolet (UV) rays are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from 100 to 380 nanometers (nm). These wavelengths can be classified into three regions: UV-A (315–380 nm), UV-B (280–315 nm), and UV-C (100–280 nm), with the latter two c.....»»
Manipulating collective motions of electrons and solvent molecules in a polar liquid
Researchers at the Max-Born-Institute have now mapped the linear and nonlinear optical polaron response using ultrafast two-dimensional spectroscopy in the THz frequency range. As they discuss in the current issue of Physical Review Letters, multi-ph.....»»
Tim Cook meets with China commerce minister amid reports of disappointing iPhone 15 sales
Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China this week, visiting Apple Stores, touring Apple supply chain partners, and meeting with government officials. Amid reports that iPhone 15 sales are off to a slower start than the iPhone 14, Cook met with China’s comme.....»»
Tim Cook again meets with Chinese minister over Apple"s future
For the second time in 2023, Apple CEO Tim Cook has met with China's commerce minister to discuss US/China relations, and Apple's presence in the country.Apple in ChinaCook met with commerce minister Wang Wentao in March 2023, after being one of the.....»»
First look at Quantum Leap season 2 episode 3 as Ben Song meets a mysterious woman
Who is Hannah Carson? Ben Song meets a new player in our exclusive second episode preview scene from the hit NBC sci-fi show Quantum Leap......»»
Uncovering the secrets of spin-orbit optical Rabi oscillations
The Rabi oscillation has been proven to be one of the cornerstones of quantum mechanics, triggering substantial investigations in different disciplines including atomic and molecular physics, acoustics, and optics. Various important applications have.....»»
How to watch Lionel Messi documentary on Apple TV
Lionel Messi is the star of a new documentary series Messi Meets America, streaming now on Apple TV+. The series covers the football legend’s arrival into Major League Soccer, joining the club Inter Miami. Here’s how to watch. more….....»»
Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays caught off Congo
Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays are caught by small-scale fisheries off the Republic of the Congo each year, new research shows......»»
20 years ago, Quentin Tarantino geeked out with Kill Bill
Twenty years ago, Quentin Tarantino returned with the wildly entertaining East-meets-West revenge epic Kill Bill......»»
X-rays reveal microstructural fingerprints of 3D-printed alloy
Cornell researchers took a novel approach to explore the way microstructure emerges in a 3D-printed metal alloy: They bombarded it with X-rays while the material was being printed......»»
What is chroma subsampling?
Chroma subsampling is a useful compression technique that is used in streaming and UHD Blu-rays, but it may not be worth enabling yourself......»»
Foe review: One of 2023’s best sci-fi movies that will break your heart
Interstellar meets Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in Foe, one of the most striking and original sci-fi movies of the year......»»
Prada to design Nasa"s new Moon suit
Art meets science as Prada designers help create the spacesuits for the 2025 Moon mission......»»
Study shows defects spreading through diamond faster than the speed of sound
Settling a half century of debate, researchers have discovered that tiny linear defects can propagate through a material faster than sound waves do......»»
Scientists discover the highest energy gamma-rays ever from a pulsar
Scientists using the H.E.S.S. observatory in Namibia have detected the highest energy gamma rays ever from a dead star called a pulsar. The energy of these gamma rays clocked in at 20 tera-electronvolts, or about 10 trillion times the energy of visib.....»»
New Lionel Messi documentary airs October 11 on Apple TV+, covering his first season in the MLS
Apple TV+ today announced that its first Lionel Messi documentary series will premiere on October 11. Messi Meets America covers the arrival of the soccer phenom to the US Major League Soccer league, when he joined Inter Miami in July. It feature.....»»
What"s the link between gamma ray bursts and supernovae? It might be binary stars
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the most violent events in the universe. Some have a power output equivalent to all of the other stars in the observable universe, at least in the spectrum of gamma rays. But we know very little about them. A new p.....»»