Tech: Physicists fight laser chaos with quantum chaos to improve laser performance — ...
To tame chaos in powerful semiconductor lasers, which causes instabilities, scientists have introduced another kind of chaos.
High-powered semiconductor lasers are used in materials...
Tech: Advanced plasma switch for more efficient transmission — (Report)
Inside your home and office, low-voltage alternating current (AC) powers the lights, computers and electronic devices for everyday use. But when the electricity...
Tech: Quantum material is promising ‘ion conductor’ for research, new technologies — (Report)
Researchers have shown how to shuttle lithium ions back and forth into the crystal structure of a quantum material, representing a new avenue...
Tech: Engineers use carbon nanotube composite coatings — (Report)
A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a...
Tech: Longer-lasting drop-in replacements for lithium ion could be on the horizon — ...
A rechargeable battery technology developed at the University of Michigan could double the output of today's lithium ion cells -- drastically extending electric...
Tech: New manufacturing technique could improve common problem in printing technology — (Report)
A new manufacturing technique developed by researchers from Binghamton University, State University at New York may be able to avoid the "coffee ring"...
Tech: Technique can capture a scene at multiple depths with one shutter click —...
MIT researchers have developed novel photography optics that capture images based on the timing of reflecting light inside the optics, instead of the...
Tech: Meteorite bombardment likely to have created the Earth’s oldest rocks — (Report)
Scientists have found that 4.02-billion-year-old silica-rich felsic rocks from the Acasta River, Canada -- the oldest rock formation known on Earth -- probably...
Tech: New interactive machine learning tool makes car designs more aerodynamic — (Report)
When engineers or designers want to test the aerodynamic properties of the newly designed shape of a car, airplane, or other object, they...
Tech: Common Wifi can detect weapons, bombs and chemicals in bags — (Report)
Ordinary WiFi can easily detect weapons, bombs and explosive chemicals in bags at museums, stadiums, theme parks, schools and other public venues, according...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...