ITER fusion reactor tokamak. Credit: ITER A tokamak is a machine that confines a plasma using magnetic fields in a donut shape that scientists call a…
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GameStop soars again; Wall Street bends under the pressure
GameStop’s stock is back to the races, and worries are growing about how much damage the frenzy over a handful of companies by Main Street…
View More GameStop soars again; Wall Street bends under the pressureExtreme Events in Quantum Cascade Lasers Enable an Optical Neuron System 10,000× Faster Than Biological Neurons
Quantum cascade photonic device. Credit: Spitz et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066001 QCLs Exhibit Extreme Pulses Extreme events occur in many observable contexts. Nature is a prolific…
View More Extreme Events in Quantum Cascade Lasers Enable an Optical Neuron System 10,000× Faster Than Biological NeuronsHacking 3D Images With LED Room Lighting and a Smartphone
Researchers developed a way to use overhead LED lighting and a smartphone to create 3D images of a small figurine. Credit: Emma Le Francois, University…
View More Hacking 3D Images With LED Room Lighting and a SmartphoneGame-Changer in Future Solar Technology: New Perovskite Solar Modules With Greater Size, Power and Stability
The researchers created solar modules that were 5×5 cm2 and 10×10 cm2 – much larger than the 1.5 x 1.5 cm2 ones traditionally made in…
View More Game-Changer in Future Solar Technology: New Perovskite Solar Modules With Greater Size, Power and StabilityHolographic Display Improvements Poised to Enhance Virtual and Augmented Reality
Michelson holography shows significant improvements in image quality, contrast, and speckle reduction compared with all other conventional methods, such as Naïve SGD. Credit: Jonghyun Kim,…
View More Holographic Display Improvements Poised to Enhance Virtual and Augmented RealityUS politicians agree on GameStop saga – then instantly start fighting
An apparently bipartisan stance on the Wall Street GameStop saga in the US Congress has erupted into another political tussle over the January 6 Capitol…
View More US politicians agree on GameStop saga – then instantly start fightingResearchers Watch Solid-State Batteries Charge and Discharge Using X-ray Tomography
Solid-state batteries are charged and discharged in custom-made hardware designed at Georgia Tech. A smaller, modified version of the cell shown here was used to…
View More Researchers Watch Solid-State Batteries Charge and Discharge Using X-ray TomographyEngineers Create Tiny Threads That Sense How and When You Move in Real-Time
Scanning electron microscopy of carbon ink-coated threads. Straight thread on left. Bending the coated threads creates strain (right), which changes their electrical conductivity — a…
View More Engineers Create Tiny Threads That Sense How and When You Move in Real-TimeNew supercomputer in Wyoming to rank among world’s fastest
In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, is the current supercomputer named Cheyenne at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center near Cheyenne, Wyo. A new supercomputer in…
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