Walls. Thick, dark, stone walls. Ben couldn’t recall how long he’d been here. There was nothing to help him keep track of time. He ran his hands over the walls again. No chinks, no loose stones, no cracks. No way to make a passage out, even to the next cell. The walls pressed down on […]
Is someone on your holiday shopping list always complaining about how laggy their PC is? They might’ve even considered upgrading their device, but what if we told you that you could give them a gift that transforms their slow-performing PC into a productivity and security hub? With a new operating system, their trusty PC could […]
There’s a new voice assistant in town, and this one can work locally in your home without phoning home to its corporate overloads. This week, the popular hobbyist smart home platform Home Assistant officially launched its first voice assistant hardware — Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition. Built for the open-source smart home platform, Voice PE […]
Fig 1: Artistic image of meta-fibers generating optical skyrmions with configurable topological textures. Credit: Yuan Meng, Tiantian He, Yijie Shen, Qirong Xiao Skyrmionsrecognized for their intricate spin configurations, have captivated researchers as topological quasiparticles with vast potential in data storage and information technology. Recently, optical skyrmions—light-based counterparts of these quasiparticles—have emerged as a promising avenue […]
Thanksgiving is over and the Kindle Black Friday deals have arrived. Yes, and I mean the brand-new Kindle lineup of e-readers Amazon announced last month. Not only that, but other WIRED-approved Amazon devices are also discounted, from Fire tablets and Echo speakers to Eero routers. If your holiday gift list includes one of those or […]
Thanksgiving is over and the Kindle Black Friday deals have arrived. Yes, and I mean the brand-new Kindle lineup of e-readers Amazon announced last month. Not only that, but other WIRED-approved Amazon devices are also discounted, from Fire tablets and Echo speakers to Eero routers. If your holiday gift list includes one of those or […]
A device that beams light into the eyes can improve the sight of people with a leading form of vision loss, known as age-related macular degeneration (AMR), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided Monday (Nov. 4). AMR progressively damages the center of the retina, the light-detecting region at the back of the eye. […]
Schematic of the optical cavity with a one molecule thick layer of tungsten diselenide (WSe2) at the antinode, the point where the light field intensity is at its maximum. Credit: Deng Laboratory, University of Michigan Modern high-speed internet uses light to quickly and reliably transmit large amounts of data through fiber-optic cables, but currently, light […]
Mayo Clinic researchers will join collaborators on a federally-funded project to improve the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity.
