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Laser-driven metajets show a path to fuel-free spacecraft thrust

A spacecraft that never runs out of fuel sounds like science fiction, but a team at Texas A&M University has taken a small, literal step toward that goal. In experiments conducted at the university’s ...
InfoQ

C++26: Reflection, Memory Safety, Contracts, and a New Async Model

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
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Peace and Security

A changing world demands a resilient response. The United Nations employs a diverse range of mechanisms and tools to prevent conflict, foster people-centered, peaceful resolutions, and build ...
Frontiers

Water-waves focusing by an elliptical reflector

Focusing water waves is a potential technology improving the power generation of wave energy converters. Two semi-ellipsoidal reflectors, including long-axis opening and short-axis opening, were ...
Phys.org

Ultrafast electron diffraction captures atomic layers twisting in response to light

A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like ...
Frontiers

Advances in enhancing the light extraction efficiency of AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes via optical polarization

AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (DUV-LEDs), as a novel solid-state ultraviolet light source, compared with the traditional ones, have competitive advantages over traditional UV ...
TechCrunch

Reflection AI raises $2B to be America’s open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek

Reflection AI, a startup founded just last year by two former Google DeepMind researchers, has raised $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation, a whopping 15x leap from its $545 million valuation just ...
Reuters

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI raises $2 billion in funding, boosts valuation to $8 billion

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Reflection AI, a startup backed by Nvidia, said on Thursday it has raised $2 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $8 billion, as investor interest in artificial ...
Observer

This DeepSeek Rival Founded By DeepMind Alum Raises $2B, Hits $8B Valuation

Reflection AI, a startup launched earlier this year, has quickly surpassed unicorn status. Rifky Nur Setyadi for Unsplash+ At the start of the year, Chinese A.I. startup DeepSeek jolted Silicon Valley ...
CNBC

Reflection CEO: Focused on building a frontier open intelligence for a thriving AI ecosystem

Misha Laskin, Reflection co-founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's latest $2 billion Series B funding round, concerns of circular investments in AI, building an open intelligence ...
The New York Times

Reflection AI, an A.I. Model Start-Up, Raises $2 Billion

The big fund-raising round was the latest sign of investor fervor for artificial intelligence companies despite concerns that the boom is overheated. By Michael J. de la Merced For much of the past ...