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The importance of gravitational waves

In 2015, a piece of equipment at an observatory in the US moved one quintillionth (10-18) of a meter. This tiny movement was the first recorded event of gravitational waves. And it helped confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

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Demonstrating lunar surface Raman spectroscopy with the Raman cube rover

Raman spectroscopy uses scattered light to identify a substance’s chemical ingredients and is one of the most widely used scientific methods in space exploration. It is used for lunar exploration to identify volcanic minerals, water ice, and space weathering, and has been limited to obtaining data from lunar orbiters.

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Twisting light for memory: New chiral photonic device enables real-time control of light polarization and data storage

As fast as modern electronics have become, they could be much faster if their operations were based on light, rather than electricity. Fiber optic cables already transport information at the speed of light; to do computations on that information without translating it back to electric signals will require a host of new optical components.

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High-resolution metalens doublet microscope enables compact biomedical imaging

Metalenses represent a revolutionary advancement in optical technology. Unlike conventional microscope objectives that rely on curved glass surfaces, metalenses employ nanoscale structures to manipulate light at the subwavelength level. Thanks to their ultrathin, lightweight, and flat architectures, metalenses can overcome the bulkiness of traditional lenses, making them ideal candidates for integration in electronic devices and […]

May 28, 2025 – Part 2 – Col. Corso’s reveals UFO tech links to lasers and directed energy weapons.

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Jupiter’s moon Europa has constantly changing ice surface, experiments suggest

A series of experiments led by Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Ujjwal Raut support spectral data recently collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that found evidence that the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa is constantly changing. Europa’s surface ice is crystallizing at different rates in different places, which could point to a complex […]

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and outright skepticism. Recently, scientists claimed the “strongest evidence” of life on a distant exoplanet—a world outside our solar system.

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2D quantum sensor uses spin defects for precise magnetic field detection

A team of physicists at the University of Cambridge has unveiled a breakthrough in quantum sensing by demonstrating the use of spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as powerful, room-temperature sensors capable of detecting vectorial magnetic fields at the nanoscale. The findings, published in Nature Communications, mark a significant step toward more practical and […]

Video: Fla. officer struck by car clings to hood, fires shots through windshield

Both the Miami Police officer and the driver were hospitalized, which began when the driver struck the officer with his car, the department said

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Video: Ariz. officer suffers burns while rescuing firefighter’s daughter from burning car

The Goodyear Police officer was able to pull the woman out of the car; he was injured while trying to extinguish flames from her hair

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BWC: Man hits Calif. PD K-9 with gun before OIS

The suspect was fleeing on foot before a Sacramento Police officer deployed a K-9; officers fired shots when the man swung a gun at the K-9

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Watch: 2 New Orleans jail escapees recaptured following pursuit in Texas

Dashcam and bodycam footage shows two Orleans Parish Jail escapees leading Texas police on a pursuit before surrendering. Two fugitives, including a convicted killer, remain at large.

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Cosmic mystery deepens as astronomers find object flashing in both radio waves and X-rays

Astronomers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), in collaboration with international teams, have made a startling discovery about a new type of cosmic phenomenon.

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Cosmic ray research helps unravel lithium-7 origin

The origin of lithium (Li), the third element of the periodic table, has long been shrouded in mystery. This element, commonly found in cosmic rays as two stable isotopes, 6Li and 7Li, is crucial to understanding the origins of the universe and the evolution of its chemical elements.

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Solitonic superfluorescence paves way for high-temperature quantum materials

A study in Nature describes both the mechanism and the material conditions necessary for superfluorescence at room temperature. The work could serve as a blueprint for designing materials that allow exotic quantum states—such as superconductivity, superfluidity or superfluorescence—at high temperatures, paving the way for applications such as quantum computers that don’t require extremely low temperatures […]