From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Wed Feb 14 08:42:00 2024
* Originally in: Dovenet TechTalk
From TLDR 2024-02-13
SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
SHINING LASER LIGHT ON GLASS CREATES A SOLAR CELL (3 MINUTE READ) [8]
Glass made from tellurium behaves like a photovoltaic cell,
generating a current when a femtosecond laser light is fired at it.
This discovery opens up the possibility of windows that may double up
as energy-generating surfaces. The effect may possibly be seen in
other forms of glass - scientists have had no reason to explore how
femtosecond lasers affected different kinds of glass until now.
Tellurite glass has enhanced transparency in the mid-infrared region
and higher solubility for rare-earth ions, making it attractive for
optical fibers and optical amplifiers.
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ON THE PROPOSED CALIFORNIA SB 1047 (20 MINUTE READ) [21]
This article looks at the proposed California SB 1047, a bill
designed to regulate AI from a state level, examining the impact that
it will have on the industry.
MOB SETS WAYMO CAR ABLAZE IN SAN FRANCISCO (1 MINUTE READ) [17]
Most of the people attacking the car had their faces uncovered and
the incident was recorded by both attendees and the Waymo car's cameras.
THE SCARCITY OF THE LONG-TERM (3 MINUTE READ) [19]
If there was no material or energy scarcity, the only real scarcity
would be a long attention span - there will be a need for tools for transmitting values and missions into the future.