LED lighting pioneer Nick Holonyak Jr. is dead at 93
He invented a visible red light diode. His 41 patents also include lasers that enabled DVD and CD players.
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Pujols hits 701st career home run, connects for Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 701st homerun to join the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday-evening. Pujols launched a slider from former… Read More »Pujols hits 701st career home run, connects for Cardinals
Florida’s Space Coast on track after Ian, ready for 3 launches in 3 days
enlarge / United Launch Alliance will move its Atlas V booster to the Vertical Integration Facility next to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space… Read More »Florida’s Space Coast on track after Ian, ready for 3 launches in 3 days
“Extremely embarrassing.” Missouri Women Convicted of Previous Crimes in Capitol Riots
Two Springfield women charged with violating the Capitol on Jan. 6 — both while on probation or bail for previous felony convictions — were sentenced… Read More »“Extremely embarrassing.” Missouri Women Convicted of Previous Crimes in Capitol Riots
Buildings leveled. Houses under water. Fort Myers Beach ‘is gone’ after damage from Hurricane Ian.
FORT MYERS, Florida — Joy McCormack stood across the street from a row of mobile homes, townhouses and apartments that were now below knee-deep floodwaters.… Read More »Buildings leveled. Houses under water. Fort Myers Beach ‘is gone’ after damage from Hurricane Ian.
Qubits surf sound waves between quantum nodes
Aurich Lawson / Getty Images Inspired by the action of pulsed lasers, scientists from France and Japan have developed an acoustic counterpart that allows the… Read More »Qubits surf sound waves between quantum nodes
Most American voters are now saying that Trump should no longer serve as president
Given “what we know about the ongoing investigations into Donald Trump,” a slim majority of registered voters (51%) now believe he should “not serve as… Read More »Most American voters are now saying that Trump should no longer serve as president
The long road to self-driving trucks
Self-driving eighteen-wheelers are now driving on highways in states like California and Texas. But there are still human “safety drivers” behind the wheel. What does… Read More »The long road to self-driving trucks
FDA’s Rotten Definition of “Healthy” Food Is Finally Wiped Off the Table
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed a long-awaited overhaul of the definition of the term “healthy” on food packaging, ultimately eliminating the… Read More »FDA’s Rotten Definition of “Healthy” Food Is Finally Wiped Off the Table
Waterfront workers tell about the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian
For Mitch Stough and his brother Mike, Fort Myers Beach was their livelihood. Now it is completely destroyed, they said in an interview on Thursday… Read More »Waterfront workers tell about the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian
Meta will freeze most hires, Zuckerberg tells employees
The company’s CEO had been saying for several months that he wanted to control costs while shifting focus to the metavers.
Arraez leads AL batting race as judge chases Triple Crown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An already historic season by New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge could well come to an end with baseball’s first Triple Crown… Read More »Arraez leads AL batting race as judge chases Triple Crown
NASA and SpaceX study a Hubble telescope boost, adding 15 to 20 years of life
enlarge / The crew of Polaris Dawn, from left: Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, pose in front of SpaceX’s Super Heavy… Read More »NASA and SpaceX study a Hubble telescope boost, adding 15 to 20 years of life
Prosecutors use emails to build case against key Trump ally
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday hacked into a wealth of emails and other communications during a federal trial that they say shows how… Read More »Prosecutors use emails to build case against key Trump ally
Google stops video game streaming service Stadia
After nearly three years, Google has decided to falter its video game ambitions because Stadia was less popular than expected.
