Controlling the rotation direction of light without complex new materials

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2026 | Latest in Physics

A new pathway has opened for controlling the rotation direction of light simply by changing how molecules are arranged, without having to synthesize complex new materials. Circularly polarized light is a special form of light that travels while rotating like a...

BWC: Ky. response team uses armored SUV to bring deputies, civilian under fire to safety

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

The deputies and civilian were pinned down for several hours until state police’s Special Response Team rescued them with the help of an armored Chevrolet Suburban High Country Go to Source

Flock Safety sets 7-day default for ALPR data, adds mandatory misuse safeguards

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

CEO Garrett Langley says the changes are intended to address demands for stronger privacy protections, accountability and transparency Go to Source

DOJ settles suit with LASD over alleged ‘unconscionable delays’ in granting gun permits

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

In response to the suit, the LASD “drastically cut those waiting times and is now in compliance with statutory deadlines,” the DOJ stated Go to Source

Tiny satellite will use the dark side of the moon to eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2026 | Astronomy

A tiny UK-developed satellite, roughly the size of a small carry-on suitcase, could help answer one of the biggest questions in cosmology: What happened during the roughly 150 million years of the cosmic dark ages, before the universe’s first stars appeared? Go...