The Most Powerful Picosecond Laser Yet Was Just Unveiled by Scientists
Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed the most powerful picosecond laser yet, capable of producing ultra-short laser pulses up to 100 megawatts. Picosecond pulses last less than a millionth of a millionth of a second. This breakthrough was achieved using a new type of thin disk laser based on ytterbium atoms in a crystal disk. […]
Susan Smith is up for parole 30 years after drowning her kids in a South Carolina lake
– Susan Smith is eligible for parole consideration after serving 30 years in prison for drowning her two young sons in 1994. She is scheduled for a parole hearing in November 2024. – In 1994, Smith told police her car was carjacked by a Black man and her sons were taken. She later confessed to […]
NASA’s Europa Clipper isn’t just a spacecraft — it’s a work of art
– A metallic plate about the size of a printer paper is attached to NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft which recently launched on a mission to study Jupiter’s moon Europa. – The plate is engraved with a poem by US Poet Laureate Ada Limón reflecting on gazing at planetary wonders in the night sky. – A […]
This Fungus Appears to Be Able to Recognize Shapes, Study Shows
A new study has found that a fungus called Phanerochaete velutina is able to distinguish between different spatial arrangements of resources and adjust its behavior accordingly. Researchers placed blocks of wood colonized with the fungus in either a circular or cross-shaped arrangement. Over time, the fungus’ mycelium spread out differently depending on the layout. In […]
Purported Nvidia RTX 5090 powered on in an Indonesian factory — GeForce card booting Windows causes cheers among factory staff
– A video from an Indonesian factory appears to show an early production test of Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5090 graphics card. The video shows one of the cards successfully booting into Windows, prompting cheers from the factory workers. – The factory is reportedly located in Batam, Indonesia. This is likely done to avoid US sanctions […]
9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s zoo in 2 days had been infected with melioidosis, officials say
9 monkeys died over 2 days at Hong Kong’s oldest zoo located in the city’s Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Officials say the monkeys were infected with melioidosis, a disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei found in soils and muddy water. The secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism said the monkeys likely came into contact […]
World’s largest arthropod lived 300 million years ago. Now, fossils show what it really looked like
Scientists have discovered fossils of a giant arthropod called Arthropleura that lived around 300 million years ago in what is now Europe and North America. It was the largest known arthropod ever, reaching up to 8.5 feet long. While fossils of Arthropleura had been found before, none included its head, leaving questions about what it […]
The LaFerrari successor is here: meet the 1,183bhp, V6 hybrid Ferrari F80
– Ferrari is working on the successor to the LaFerrari hybrid hypercar dubbed the Ferrari F80. – It will feature an upgraded 6.5-liter V6 engine producing over 800 horsepower on its own, paired with two electric motors for a total output of over 1,180 horsepower. – The V6 engine will rev much higher than current […]
Scientists invent artificial plant that cleans indoor air and generates electricity
Scientists at Binghamton University have invented an artificial plant that can simultaneously clean indoor air while generating electricity. The artificial plant uses biological solar cells and photosynthetic bacteria to remove carbon dioxide from the air and produce oxygen, similar to natural plants. However, it is much more efficient at CO2 removal than natural plants. It […]
Euclid ‘dark universe’ telescope reveals 1st breathtaking images from massive ‘cosmic atlas’ map
A wider view of the Milky Way with a section studied by Euclid highlighted representing just 1% of the “cosmic atlas” it will create. | Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CEA Paris-Saclay, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO The Euclid Space Telescope has revealed the “first page” of the cosmic […]