Researchers from the University of Ottowa have developed a concept that would reduce the size of lenses by a huge margin and effectively eliminate the size of modern optics if combined with a metalens. The team tackled not lens elements themselves, but instead the space between them.
The researchers explain that the last few centuries of optical work rely on perfecting and combining lenses to…
A reporter from a Univision affiliate in Arizona has accused police of illegally seizing his phone and threatening to access its contents by “brute force” during an incident in April.
In a 28-page motion filed in Gilbert Arizona’s Municipal court, journalist León…
NASA has shared the first two images from Juno’s June 7th, 2021 flyby of Ganymede that shows dark and bright terrain and long structural features possibly linked to tectonic faults on the surface of Jupiter’s giant moon.
The images captured by Jupiter orbiter’s…
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Then There Were 3: NASA to Collaborate on ESA’s New Venus Mission
As a key partner in the mission, NASA provides the synthetic aperture radar, called VenSAR, to make high-resolution measurements of the planet’s surface features.
On June 10, 2021, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced the selection of EnVision as its newest medium-class science…
Voilà, a new mobile app that is available both on iOS and Android, has exploded in popularity. It can to turn selfies and portraits into quick 2D and 3D cartoons, caricatures, and paintings using artificial intelligence (AI).
The Voilà AI Artist Cartoon Photo app, released…
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In a study published today, OpenAI, the lab best known for its research on large language models, claims it’s discovered a way to improve the “behavior” of language models with respect to…
Facebook Messenger for iOS gets QR Codes and Payments Links, Quick Reply Bar, new themes, more
June 10, 2021
Facebook Messenger today announced three new features launching in its iOS app: QR Codes and Payment Links, new Quick Reply Bar, and more themes such as Olivia Rodrigo, Pride, F9, and more.
QR codes and payment links in Messenger enable users to send and receive money from anyone, even if they aren’t Facebook friends. This feature is rolling out to US Messenger users, and there’s no need to…
Dark Sky iOS app, website, and API now scheduled to shut down at the end of 2022 following Apple acquisition
June 10, 2021
Just over a year ago, Apple announced that it was acquiring the popular hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky. At the time, Apple said the Dark Sky API, which is used by various third-party weather applications, would shut down at the end of 2021. Plans have shifted, however, and…
Gboard 10.7 preps support for Android 12’s Material You ‘Dynamic Color’ theming [Gallery]
June 10, 2021
Android 12 Beta 2 launched yesterday with the wallpaper-based theming announced at Google I/O. We already provided a preview of the upcoming support in Google Messages, and now here’s an early look at the Material You “Dynamic Color” theme in the works for…
OnePlus has officially unveiled its latest affordable entry into the Nord series with the OnePlus Nord CE 5G.
While 2020 saw the birth of the fairly solid OnePlus Nord, a line of even more affordable entry-level devices has seen the series diverge and move away from the “Never Settle” tagline associated with the flagship killer brand. The OnePlus Nord CE, or Core Edition, is a device that…
