Using diamonds to generate ultrashort THz pulses
The advent of intense ultrashort coherent light pulses has revolutionized the spectroscopy field. They allow easy observation of various nonlinear optical effects and facilitate the characterization of materials with nonlinear optical spectroscopy. A.....»»
Are diamonds GaN"s best friend? Revolutionizing transistor technology
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University are proving that diamonds are so much more than just a girl's best friend. Their groundbreaking research focuses on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors, which are high-power, high-frequency semiconductor dev.....»»
Research team develops optical technique for simultaneously producing and shaping gigahertz burst pulses
The generation and manipulation of high-repetition pulses hold great promise across various applications, including high-speed photography, laser processing, and acoustic wave generation. Gigahertz (GHz) burst pulses, with intervals ranging from ~0.0.....»»
Your Instagram Stories are about to get less boring
Instagram is rolling out an update for its US users where they can now take advantage of AI to generate backgrounds for their Stories. The post Your Instagram Stories are about to get less boring appeared first on Phandroid. There is a bit.....»»
Computational scientists generate molecular datasets at extreme scale
A team of computational scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has generated and released datasets of unprecedented scale that provide the ultraviolet visible spectral properties of over 10 million organic molecules. U.....»»
Cells found to move differently in groups than they do when alone
A protein that helps generate the force needed for single cells to move works differently in cells moving in groups, a new study shows......»»
Penske Automotive agrees to buy 15 premium brand dealerships in U.K. from Rybrook Group
Dealerships in the acquisition, if completed, would include four BMW, four MINI, four Volvo, two Land Rover and one Porsche. The stores generate about $1 billion in annual revenue......»»
Fractal photonic anomalous Floquet topological insulators to generate multiple quantum chiral edge states
An anomalous Floquet topological insulator (AFTI) is a periodically driven topological insulator (TI with nonzero winding numbers to support topological edge modes, though its standard topological invariants like Chern numbers are zero......»»
Digital goods generate more than $2.5 trillion in consumer welfare a year, research finds
Digital goods are products or services that can only be purchased, transferred, and delivered online (e.g., e-books, downloadable music, online games). Such goods can generate significant benefits for consumers, but because most of them are free, the.....»»
Diamonds and rust help unveil "impossible" quasi-particles
Researchers have discovered magnetic monopoles—isolated magnetic charges—in a material closely related to rust, a result that could be used to power greener and faster computing technologies......»»
Optical data storage breakthrough increases capacity of diamonds by circumventing the diffraction limit
Physicists at The City College of New York have developed a technique with the potential to enhance optical data storage capacity in diamonds. This is possible by multiplexing the storage in the spectral domain. The research by Richard G. Monge and T.....»»
Generative model unveils secrets of material disorder
National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists have utilized generative machine learning models to explore the different methods in which atoms between adjacent crystals in a piezoelectric material, which are materials that generate a small electr.....»»
Scientists navigate uncharted waters in fish immunology research
Upon infection or immunization, all jawed vertebrate species generate proteins called antibodies that bind and neutralize pathogens. Strong and long-lasting antibody responses in warm-blooded species such as mammals are produced in secondary lymphoid.....»»
Vera Rubin telescope will generate a mind-boggling amount of data, say astronomers
When the Vera C. Rubin Observatory comes online in 2025, it will be one of the most powerful tools available to astronomers, capturing huge portions of the sky every night with its 8.4-meter mirror and 3.2-gigapixel camera. Each image will be analyze.....»»
An anomalous relativistic emission arising from the intense interaction of lasers with plasma mirrors
Interactions between intense laser pulses and plasma mirrors have been the focus of several recent physics studies due to the interesting effects they produce. Experiments have revealed that these interactions can generate a non-linear physical proce.....»»
Millions of lead pipes would finally be ripped out under proposed EPA rule
The rule could generate up to $34.8 billion in health benefits each year. Enlarge / City workers unload a truck containing pallets of bottled water to distribute during a water filter distribution event on October 26, 2021 in Ham.....»»
Biden’s EPA proposes water rule to finally ditch lead pipes within 10 years
The rule could generate up to $34.8 billion in health benefits each year. Enlarge / City workers unload a truck containing pallets of bottled water to distribute during a water filter distribution event on October 26, 2021 in Ham.....»»
Fighting extreme weather with extreme computing power
Artificial intelligence, which can already generate texts and mimic human speech, might also help the world prepare for the worsening effects of climate change......»»
Stable Diffusion XL Turbo can generate AI images as fast as you can type
Even at home, SDXL Turbo can create detailed images with startling speed. Enlarge / Example images generated using Stable Diffusion XL Turbo. (credit: Stable Diffusion XL Turbo / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, Stability AI la.....»»
Google’s DeepMind finds 2.2M crystal structures in materials science win
Trove of combos is >45 times larger than number unearthed in entire history of science. Enlarge / The researchers identified novel materials by using machine learning to first generate candidate structures and then gauge their li.....»»
Stable Diffusion Turbo XL can generate AI images as fast as you can type
Even at home, SDXL Turbo can create detailed images with startling speed. Enlarge / Example images generated using Stable Diffusion XL Turbo. (credit: Stable Diffusion XL Turbo / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, Stability AI la.....»»