AI approach takes optical system design from months to milliseconds

A team of researchers at Penn State have devised a new, streamlined approach to designing metasurfaces, a class of engineered ...
WXYZ

'Let's cross our fingers.' Air traffic controllers say DTW has faulty approach lighting system

(WXYZ) — Airport approach lights: they are an essential safety feature for landings, especially during bad weather. But air traffic controllers say the lighting ...
The Debrief

Communication with Light? Scientists Successfully Demonstrate Futuristic Wireless Technology

Scientists have revealed a futuristic 'communication with light' system that uses light pulses instead of radio waves to ...
Phys.org

Defining work and heat in quantum systems: Laser light coherence offers a consistent approach

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a new approach to applying thermodynamics to microscopic quantum systems. In 1798, the officer and physicist Benjamin Thompson (a.k.a. Count ...
Jalopnik

Detroit Airport's Runway Approach Lights Keep Shutting Off When They're Needed Most

Air traffic controllers at Detroit Metro Airport say the airport's approach lighting system (ALS) is falling apart. The lights, mounted high above the ground and stretching up to hundreds of yards ...