Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

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  1. Physics

    A new tool shows tiny changes in the ’24-hour’ length of a day

    An underground instrument known as ‘G’ uses laser beams to measure Earth’s rotation — a gauge of day length — with extreme precision.

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  2. Tech

    How green is your online life?

    From the manufacturing of our favorite devices to using them for social interactions, our digital lives can have a big climate impact.

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  3. Tech

    Bionic plants and electric algae may usher in a greener future

    Some can aid the climate by removing pollutants. Others would just avoid dirtying the environment in the first place.

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  4. Planets

    In a first, astronomers spot the aftermath of an exoplanet smashup

    Infrared light from a distant star appears to be leftovers of an impact between a pair of Neptune-sized worlds.

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  5. Physics

    Scientists Say: Gamma ray

    Lightning bolts, nuclear explosions, colliding stars and black holes all throw off this high-energy type of light.

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  6. Physics

    Scientists Say: Ultrasonic

    This word describes sound waves that have frequencies too high for human ears to hear.

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  7. Tech

    Talking through a tube can trick AI into mistaking one voice for another

    Researchers crafted tubes that can trick AI into mistaking one person’s voice for another’s. Bad guys could use such tricks to hack into accounts.

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  8. Tech

    Nanobots can now enter brain cells to spy on what they’re doing

    Fleets of advanced versions may one day be able to detect disease and then go about surgically treating it — without ever opening the skull.

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  9. Tech

    Scientists Say: Fiber optic cable

    Whether you’re reading these words on a phone, computer or other device, you may have fiber optic cables to thank.

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