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How an Ancient Board Game Could Unlock Cutting-Edge Physics Discoveries

“The game mancala may have originated as far back as 6000 BCE in Jordan and is played around the world to this day. It consists of stones that players move between a series of small pits on a wooden game …

Lasers deflected using air

“Using a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible grating made only of air is not only immune to damage from the laser light, but it also preserves the original quality of the …

Machine learning used to probe the building blocks of shapes

“Applying machine learning to find the properties of atomic pieces of geometry shows how AI has the power to accelerate discoveries in maths. Mathematicians from Imperial College London and the University of Nottingham have, for the first time, used machine …

Making a femtosecond laser out of glass

“EPFL scientists show that it is possible to make a femtosecond laser that fits in the palm of one’s hand using a glass substrate. Is it possible to make a femtosecond laser entirely out of glass? That’s the …

Microchip’s Radiation-Tolerant (RT) PolarFire® FPGA Achieves QML Class Q Qualification

“Brings high levels of density and performance to space applications, saving system cost and engineering efforts through low power consumption and immunity to configuration upsets Products that have Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) designations are often the most trusted and readily …

NASA Sets Coverage for Psyche Spacecraft Launch to Metal World

“The spacecraft will explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche, to learn how Earth and other rocky planets formed. NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for its Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid. Launch is …

New tools are available to help reduce the energy that AI models devour

“Amid the race to make AI bigger and better, Lincoln Laboratory is developing ways to reduce power, train efficiently, and make energy use transparent. When searching for flights on Google, you may have noticed that each flight’s carbon-emission estimate …

New UCF Technology Could Reduce Lag, Improve Reliability of Online Gaming, Meetings

“Whether you’re battling foes in a virtual arena or collaborating with colleagues across the globe, lag-induced disruptions can be a major hindrance to seamless communication and immersive experiences. That’s why researchers with the University of Central Florida’s …

Outsmarting cyberattacks on microgrids

“A residual-based approach that detects and corrects voltage and frequency anomalies could protect power grids against covert cyberattacks. A system that detects and mitigates stealthy intermittent attacks against intelligent systems such as small power grids called microgrids is expected to …

Scientists discover the highest energy gamma-rays ever from a pulsar

“Scientists using the H.E.S.S. observatory in Namibia have detected the highest energy gamma rays ever from a dead star called a pulsar. The energy of these gamma rays clocked in at 20 tera-electronvolts, or about ten trillion …