Scientists Pierre Agostini of Ohio State University, Ferenc Krausz of Munich University and Anne L'Huilleir of Lund University in Sweden were honoured with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics for "experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter." The Nobel prizes will …
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3 scientists share Nobel Prize in Physics for capturing ‘blurry’ glimpse of electrons
Scientists Pierre Agostini of Ohio State University, Ferenc Krausz of Munich University and Anne L'Huilleir of Lund University in Sweden were honoured with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics for "experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter." The Nobel prizes will …
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Read More »150 Sable Island wild horses died last winter, Parks Canada reports
Sable Island ecologist Dan Kehler says the horses are most vulnerable in late winter when their energy reserves are low and grass is scarcer. Deaths amount to more than twice the annual average A "severe" but not unprecedented die-off of feral horses on Sable Island last winter reduced the herd …
Read More »Scientists who spurred development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines win Nobel medicine prize
Scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of effective vaccines against COVID-19, the award-giving body said on Monday. Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman honoured for 'discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications' Scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won …
Read More »This New Autonomous Drone for Cops Can Track You In the Dark
Khari Johnson Business Sep 26, 2023 7:00 AM This New Autonomous Drone for Cops Can Track You in the Dark Startup Skydio says its powerful new drone for public safety can reduce the need for high-speed chases. Civil liberties groups warn that few rules govern police use of drones. Skydio's …
Read More »Getty Images Plunges Into the Generative AI Pool
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Read More »FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training
Khari Johnson Business Sep 25, 2023 5:07 PM FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training The FBI makes heavy use of face recognition services like that of controversial startup Clearview AI, but 95 percent of the agents using them haven’t completed training on the technology. Photograph: Lourdes Balduque/Getty …
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