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NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?

Mars has been a source of myth, lore and inspiration since antiquity. It is also an interesting place to research—a legitimate candidate for us to find some form of alien life.

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How dangerous are kilonovae?

When we look up at the sky on a particularly dark night, there is a sense of timelessness. We might see the flash of a meteor, and occasionally a comet is visible to the naked eye, but the cold and distant stars are unchanging. Or so it seems. There can also be a sense of […]

Artificially intelligent software provides a detailed look at jets of plasma used to treat cancer

Artificially intelligent software has been developed to enhance medical treatments that use jets of electrified gas known as plasma. The computer code predicts the chemicals emitted by plasma devices, which can be used to treat cancer, promote healthy tissue growth and sterilize surfaces.

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Altermagnets: A new chapter in magnetism and thermal science

In a new study, scientists have investigated the newly discovered class of altermagnetic materials for their thermal properties, offering insights into the distinctive nature of altermagnets for spin-caloritronic applications.

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Quantum cutting, upconversion, and temperature sensing help with thermal management in silicon-based solar cells

Introducing light conversion materials into silicon-based photovoltaic devices is an effective way to improve their photoelectric conversion efficiency. Light conversion materials include quantum cutting materials and upconversion materials.

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Generating powerful optical vortices directly from a thin-disk laser oscillator

In recent years, optical vortices have attracted extensive attention in laser advanced manufacturing because of their annual intensity distribution and orbital angular momentum.

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Device could jumpstart work toward quantum internet

In research that could jumpstart work toward the quantum internet, researchers at MIT and the University of Cambridge have built and tested an exquisitely small device that could allow the quick, efficient flow of quantum information over large distances.

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Rhesus Negative: The Ancient Bloodline of the Nephilim?

Is it possible that, as some researchers suggest, Rhesus Negative is connected to the Ancient Bloodline of the Nephilim?

Controversial as it may sound to you, there are numerous researchers who firmly believe the Rhesus Negative blood group is as enigmatic and mysterious as it gets and may be connected more to the stars […]

Learning from tragedy: Lessons for police departments from the DOJ’s Uvalde school shooting review

A detailed analysis of the Uvalde incident unveils critical flaws in active shooter response, offering vital insights for law enforcement agencies nationwide

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State your case: Should off-duty police officers be permitted to use marijuana in legalized states?

The ramifications of marijuana legislation on police departments and their hiring processes

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Incident analysis: Police response to carjacking rampage by armed killer

The suspect, who had killed his mother, stole a police cruiser and carjacked bystanders at gunpoint

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Incident analysis: Critical decisions and tactics after a pursuit turns into an assault

A suspect crashes into a motorcyclist during a pursuit, then exits his vehicle and attempts to attack the motorcyclist with a knife. Here are eight considerations from this incident

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Federal Appellate Court Reverses lower court and rejects Dallas officers’ qualified immunity defense

Court rules that jury could find officer’s application of a knee to a mentally ill subject’s back beyond that necessary to control him

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Ticket for horn honking on Supreme Court docket reveals the far reach of police discretion

Discretion requires officers to think ahead to possible, unintended consequences. Are we adequately training officers in the valor of its use?

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Washington State awards Comtech $48 million multi-year contract extension for next generation 911 services

Washington State initially contracted Comtech to design, deploy and operate next generation public safety technologies and secure and reliable communications capabilities in 2016

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