Technology

Use air to amplify light

New hollow-core optical fibers that are filled with air or gas. Credit: Alain Herzog / 2020 EPFL In a promising breakthrough for the future of communications, EPFL researchers have developed a technology that can amplify light in the latest optical head-core fibers. “The idea had been on my mind for …

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Discovery changes concept of hydrogen output at sea

The hybrid remote-operated car Nereus was used to collect seed trees, in addition to the remote-controlled car Jason II, at Piccard valves in Mid-Cayman Rise. Credit: Jill McDermott The discovery in the 1970s of hydrothermal vents, in which volcanoes on the ocean floor produce hot liquids of more than 350 …

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Hillicon Valley: Uber, Lyft mission to classify drivers Internal report finds thousands of QAnon groups, pages on Facebook | Twitter enters ring for TikTok

Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter, which presents everything you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you are not already, sign up for our newsletter LINK. Welcome! Follow our cyber reporter, Maggie Miller (@ magmill95), and tech reporter, Chris …

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