Leo Wilson

Optical multiplexing for unprecedented information capacity

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Optical multiplexing for unprecedented information capacity

Iso-propagation vortices promise faster optical communication with enhanced resilience. Credit: Yan et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.6.3.036002. The future of optical communications just got brighter. In a development reported in Advanced Photonics, researchers from Nanjing University have introduced iso-propagation vortices (IPVs), a novel concept that offers a solution to a long-standing challenge faced by scientists and engineers: … Read more

WTI little changed after Iran president dies

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WTI little changed after Iran president dies

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a TV interview, in Tehran, Iran May 7, 2024.  Iran’s Presidency | WANA | Via Reuters Crude oil futures were little changed Monday after Iran’s president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian perished in the crash in Iran’s … Read more

Julian Assange wins High Court bid to appeal against extradition to US over spying charges

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Julian Assange wins High Court bid to appeal against extradition to US over spying charges

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s has won a last ditch bid to appeal his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. High Court judges on Monday granted him permission … Read more

More efficient bioethanol production might be possible using persimmon tannin to help yeast thrive

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More efficient bioethanol production might be possible using persimmon tannin to help yeast thrive

While ethanol in alcoholic beverages impairs drinkers’ motor functions, it is that same substance that can power motor vehicles in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. What is necessary for the production of ethanol is yeast, but ethanol is among the environmental factors that add stress to yeasts, hindering their growth. To promote efficient bioethanol production, … Read more

The big idea: the simple trick that can sabotage your critical thinking | Psychology

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The big idea: the simple trick that can sabotage your critical thinking | Psychology

Since the moment I learned about the concept of the “thought-terminating cliche” I’ve been seeing them everywhere I look: in televised political debates, in flouncily stencilled motivational posters, in the hashtag wisdom that clogs my social media feeds. Coined in 1961 by psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton, the phrase describes a catchy platitude aimed at shutting … Read more

Infected blood scandal inquiry latest: ‘Chilling’ cover up over decades led to thousands of deaths

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Infected blood scandal inquiry latest: ‘Chilling’ cover up over decades led to thousands of deaths

Infected blood scandal greatest injustice country has seen, claims Andy Burnham Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Politicians, doctors and civil servants carried out a “chilling” and “pervasive” cover up, which led to the deaths of around 3,000 … Read more

Singing repairs the language network of the brain after a cerebrovascular accident

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More efficient bioethanol production might be possible using persimmon tannin to help yeast thrive

Cerebrovascular accidents, or strokes, are the most common cause of aphasia, a speech disorder of cerebral origin. People with aphasia have a reduced ability to understand or produce speech or written language. An estimated 40% of people who have had a stroke have aphasia. As many as half of them experience aphasia symptoms even a … Read more

Black farmers in Brazil changing views on coffee production

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Black farmers in Brazil changing views on coffee production

Many in Brazil still associate coffee production with slavery. Raphael Brandao beams with pride as he describes the high-end Brazilian coffee he produces with beans sourced exclusively from Black farmers in a country where many still associate the product with slavery. The 31-year-old buys his coffee beans solely from farms owned by Afro-descendents and says … Read more

Video: Stunning meteor lights up the sky over Europe

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Video: Stunning meteor lights up the sky over Europe

(KTLA) — Cellphone and security cameras captured footage of a brilliant meteor that raced across the night sky over Portugal and Spain on Saturday evening. The bright green fireball appeared at 6:46 p.m. local time, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). The agency called the object a “stunning meteor” on the social media platform … Read more