Why lasers are being used to write inside diamonds
A British company is using unique technology to inscribe diamonds with sophisticated lasers......»»
Perovskite-modified LEDs reveal rot in spoiled food before it is visible
A team of researchers has developed new LEDs which emit light simultaneously in two different wavelength ranges, for a simpler and more comprehensive way to monitor the freshness of fruit and vegetables. As the team write in the journal Angewandte Ch.....»»
Can chatbots write inspirational and wise sermons?
When several hundred Lutherans in Bavaria, Germany, attended a service on June 9, 2023, designed by ChatGPT, the program not only selected hymns and prayers, but also composed and delivered a sermon, delivered by an avatar on a big screen......»»
Study presents ultra-low threshold continuous-wave quantum dot mini-BIC lasers
Lasers with ultra-low threshold and compact size are highly desirable components in photonic integrated circuits, aiming at the application of optical communications, chip-scale solid-state LIDAR and quantum information. The general approach to reali.....»»
Researchers grow precise arrays of nanoscale LEDs
Halide perovskites are a family of materials that have attracted attention for their superior optoelectronic properties and potential applications in devices such as high-performance solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and lasers......»»
Turning A Truck Into A Giant Dot Matrix Printer
When Ryder set his mind to creating a massive dot matrix printer, he also decided that it would be awesome to drive it. Now he has a truck that can write on the road as it drives. The idea here is relatively simple. A bit of water on the road create.....»»
Monolithically integrated semiconductor lasers with silicon photonic circuits
Silicon (Si) photonics has recently emerged as a key enabling technology in many application fields thanks to the mature Si process technology, the large silicon wafer size, and Si optical properties. However, the inability of Si-based materials to e.....»»
Apple’s ChatGPT rival may automatically write code for you
Apple might be poised to enter the artificial intelligence chatbot race, but not in the way you’d expect. Here’s how the company could take on ChatGPT......»»
Apple wants Xcode to write apps for you, automatically
Apple has said for years that everyone should be able to code, and its been working since 2016 to get Machine Learning up to speed to make it easier to write apps — or to even code for us.One of the less talked about yet more successful uses of Cha.....»»
Researchers report on a new technique for cooling membranes with lasers
Using a new technique, researchers at the University of Basel have succeeded in cooling a small membrane down to temperatures close to absolute zero using only laser light. Such extremely cooled membranes could, for instance, find applications in hig.....»»
Topological bulk BICs enable compact, single-mode and beam-engineered QCLs
Electrically pumped semiconductor lasers are among the most important sources, owing to their high efficiency, compactness, and solid-state stability. For mid-infrared and terahertz radiation, quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are the most important ligh.....»»
Gmail’s new AI feature is ready to help you write emails on iOS and Android
As Google pushes its Workspace Labs features for users, Gmail has now received the long-awaited Help Me Write function (via 9to5Google). As of now, this … The post Gmail’s new AI feature is ready to help you write emails on iOS and Android ap.....»»
‘Help me write’ comes to Gmail for Android and iOS
Immediately after I/O 2023 last month, Google started more widely rolling out Workspace Labs, and “Help me write” is now seeing wide availability in Gmail for Android and iOS for enrolled testers. more… The post ‘Help me write’ comes to G.....»»
LinkedIn launches generative AI tool to write ad copy
LinkedIn today launched a generative AI tool called AI Copy Suggestions to help advertisers draft texts for their ad campaigns. LinkedIn today launched a generative AI tool called AI Copy Suggestions to help advertisers draft texts for their ad c.....»»
Google’s Bard AI can now write and execute code to answer a question
Google says having an LLM write code is akin to humans doing long division. Enlarge (credit: Sean Gallup | Getty Images) Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Google Bard can provide some decent answers to certa.....»»
The Quest To Make Player Piano Rolls Using lasers
I’ve found player pianos fascinating since I was a kid. The first time I saw a player piano was at the Mall of the Bluffs in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a grand piano playing away with no one around. A player piano seems like something out of fiction, a.....»»
How to use the Sudowrite Story Engine to write full-length novels with AI
The Sudowrite Story Engine is a superpowered tool for helping writers finish their passion projects. Here's how to use it......»»
Thorium-229: How the first nuclear transition can be excited with lasers in the visible wavelength range
The thorium isotope with the mass number 229 (229Th) is highly exciting in many respects—for fundamental physics as well as for future applications, for example in the sense of a nuclear clock......»»
Q-carbon harder, brighter than diamonds
Scientists have created a substance, Q-carbon, that blings even brighter than diamonds, but it's not for wearing. You'll take its byproducts as medicine instead......»»
WWDC23 hashflag is live on Twitter; developers can now join Activities on Slack
We’re only a few days away from WWDC 2023, which kicks off on June 5 with a grand opening keynote. As the company prepares for the event, it has launched a new Twitter hashflag icon for when you write a new tweet with #WWDC23. more… The post WW.....»»
Lawyer cited 6 fake cases made up by ChatGPT; judge calls it “unprecedented”
Judge weighs punishment for lawyer who didn't bother to verify ChatGPT output. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Andrey Popov) A lawyer is in trouble after admitting he used ChatGPT to help write court filings that cited s.....»»