Clark County Public Health confirmed 68 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday afternoon, the second highest count in the county reported in one day. The count includes positive tests from the weekend. The 68 new cases are the second-largest one-day confirmation of new cases for Clark County since May 26, …
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Physicists see surprisingly strong light, high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodes
Rice University physicists discover that plasmonic metals can be induced to produce “hot carriers” which in turn emit unexpectedly bright light in nanoscale spaces between electrodes. The phenomenon could be useful for photocatalysis, quantum optics and optoelectronics. Credit: Longji Cui and Yunxuan Zhu / Rice University Seeing the light emerge …
Read More »Former Ohio state pledge Devonta Smith commits to Alabama
One of the former Buckeyes commissioners in the 2021 class has quickly found a new home. Devonta Smith, a three-star cornerback from Cincinnati La Salle High School who retired from the state of Ohio on Thursday, announced on Instagram and Twitter that he had become engaged to Alabama. Blessed because …
Read More »Sacha Baron Cohen may have joked with the right-wing group at a rally, group says
But in the end, the event seemed to have been sabotaged by an elaborate prank that gained widespread attention from the Internet over the weekend. Sacha Baron Cohen, although it is still unclear if the comedian was responsible for the trick. Its publicist has not responded to CNN’s request for …
Read More »Facebook reveals holographic optics for thin and light VR headsets
Today’s virtual reality headsets are universally large – closer to glasses than glasses, and even bigger and heavier than modern ski goggles. While Facebook has shown prototypes of larger and more complex Oculus VR headsets, it does not hide its interest in creating lightweight models that can be worn all …
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