Why lasers are being used to write inside diamonds
A British company is using unique technology to inscribe diamonds with sophisticated lasers......»»
Ivanti Sentry zero-day vulnerability fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2023-38035)
Ivanti is urging administrators of Ivanti Sentry (formerly MobileIron Sentry) gateways to patch a newly discovered vulnerability (CVE-2023-38035) that could be exploited to change configuration, run system commands, or write files onto the vulnerable.....»»
Hawaii wildfires stoke climate denial, conspiracy theories
Climate change-denying social media accounts are exploiting the deadly wildfires in Hawaii to push conspiracy theories that high-energy lasers were used to spark the flames......»»
A dramatic volcano eruption changed lives in Fiji 2,500 years ago—100 generations have kept the story alive
Can you imagine a scientist who could neither read nor write, who spoke their wisdom in riddles, in tales of fantastic beings flying through the sky, fighting each another furiously and noisily, drinking the ocean dry, and throwing giant spears with.....»»
Simple ballpoint pen can write custom LEDs
The invention of the printing press revolutionized duplication of the written word, giving the hands of tired scribes a break and making written material more accessible. A similar breakthrough has happened in reverse in the McKelvey School of Engine.....»»
An author says AI is "writing" unauthorized books being sold under her name on Amazon
An author is raising alarms this week after she found new books being sold on Amazon under her name — only she didn't write them; they appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence......»»
NASA"s deep space communications to laser boost
Set to launch this fall, NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) project will test how lasers could speed up data transmission far beyond the capacity of current radio frequency systems used in space. Known as a technology demonstration, DSOC.....»»
Cool Crowdfunding: CNC Lathe, Antikythera, and Lasers
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever.....»»
Ulysses adds LaTeX equation support and options to duplicate and archive projects
Ulysses, the popular writing app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, is getting new features today with the update to version 31. With the update, users can now write equations using LaTeX and preview them in the editor. In addition, Ulysses 31 also comes with.....»»
We"ve discovered how diamonds make their way to the surface and it may tell us where to find them
"A diamond is forever." That iconic slogan, coined for a highly successful advertising campaign in the 1940s, sold the gemstones as a symbol of eternal commitment and unity......»»
ChatGPT isn"t the death of homework—just an opportunity for schools to do things differently
ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) platform launched by research company Open AI, can write an essay in response to a short prompt. It can perform mathematical equations—and show its working......»»
New geology study cracks the code of what causes diamonds to erupt
New research into the forces that bring diamonds to the surface from deep in the Earth's mantle could help locate undiscovered diamond deposits, say Macqurie University geologists......»»
Spectrally combining lasers could unleash the potential of laser-plasma accelerators
A team of researchers from the Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division at Berkeley Lab has developed a new technique for combining fiber lasers operating at different wavelengths to produce ultrashort laser pulses. The research was p.....»»
Two types of ultrafast mode-locking operations generation from an Er-doped fiber laser based on germanene nanosheets
Saturable absorbers as passive modulators in passively mode-locked fiber lasers play a crucial role in the generation of ultrashort pulses. Germanene, a graphene-like two-dimensional material with fast carrier relaxation time and large nonlinear abso.....»»
Google developing AI that can write the news
It appears that Google could be working on an AI that could write journalism articles. To a certain extent, AI can be used to come up with ideas for articles and even write them. But seeing as it isn’t always perfect or 100% factual, us.....»»
Google demos “unsettling” tool to help journalists write the news
"Genesis" will seek to assist journalists, not replace them—yet. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a "robot journalist." (credit: Midjourney) Google has been developing tools aimed at helping journalists write news ar.....»»
Microsoft Office"s AI tools are an expensive investment, as Bing Chat goes enterprise
Microsoft is going big with artificial intelligence, and the company isn't slowing down anytime soon as it unveils not only just how much it will cost for AI to write your next business email, but also a brand new Bing Chat experience for enterprise.....»»
iPhone Diary: StandBy is a great way to reduce distractions (and screen time)
I’ve been using the iOS 17 developer beta for a few weeks now, and been meaning to write a roundup of the features I’ve found most useful. I will get around to that, but there’s one which stands out to me – and that’s StandBy. Apple’s pr.....»»
OLED iPhone screens can now be repaired with a laser
Fixing OLED panels using a laser has emerged as a new way to address screen issues, among the most common iPhone repairs, and could help people save money.Lasers can fix certain issues with OLED screensA recently developed technology uses lasers to r.....»»
Laser squared: A two-domain photon-phonon laser
Lasers are a significant historical invention with ubiquitous impact in society. The concept also has interdisciplinary applications as phonon lasers and atom lasers. A laser in one physical domain can be pumped by energy in another. Nevertheless, al.....»»
Linewidth narrowing in self-injection-locked, on-chip lasers
On-chip laser diodes based on quantum well (QW) and quantum dot (QD) semiconductor materials have become the primary technology for several applications due to their excellent characteristics, including high power efficiency, high-temperature operati.....»»