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Science · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 1 min · 95 words
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Translating music into light and motion with robots

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Wall Street's big blockchain win: SEC gives WisdomTree the green light for instant, around-the-clock trading

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• Wall Street’s big blockchain win: SEC gives WisdomTree the green light for instant, around-the-clock trading The move adds momentum to the $10 billion large tokenized Treasury ma

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Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets the green light at Hulu

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Consumer Tech · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 215 words
Optical device beams data at speeds up to 25 Gbps via light, up to 25 kilometer range with ultra-low latency - Taara Beam uses silicon ph...

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• Optical device beams data at speeds up to 25 Gbps via light, up to 25 kilometer range with ultra-low latency - Taara Beam uses silicon photonics technology, device about as big a

Scientists create ultra-low loss optical device that traps light on a chip

Scientists create ultra-low loss optical device that traps light on a chip

• Scientists create ultra-low loss optical device that traps light on a chip Researchers at CU Boulder have developed highly efficient optical microresonators that could support a

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 333 words

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Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 146 words

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Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 153 words

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Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 142 words

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Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 152 words
A Candle-Powered Light

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Noise Mitigation Methods for Digital Visible Light Communication

Noise Mitigation Methods for Digital Visible Light Communication

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Hands-on: G'AIM'E 30th Anniversary Time Crisis Light Gun Game

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From the Adafruit Learning System: Easter Egg Light Stand

• Light up your favorite Easter eggs and display them for all to see! • We’ll make a simple paper-crafted stand from a dixie cup, hook up the NeoPixel lights, and choose colors wit

Open Hardware · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 145 words

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Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 186 words

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Open Hardware · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 246 words

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Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 138 words

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• Astronomers have long debated why so many icy objects in the outer solar system look like snowmen. • Michigan State University researchers now have evidence of the surprisingly s

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 130 words
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Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 285 words

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Open Hardware · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 170 words
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• New hybrid perovskite increases light efficiency for fast radiation detectors New hybrid perovskite design increases organic light emission five times for fast radiation sensing.

More ISA Differences Come To Light With The New AMD GFX1170 'RDNA 4m'

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Linux & Open Source · February 18, 2026 (updated February 20, 2026) · 2 min · 253 words

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Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 194 words
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Consumer Tech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 280 words
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Space & Aerospace · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 280 words
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Nuclear & Fusion · February 5, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 397 words
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Mobile Development · December 17, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 199 words
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Physics & Astronomy · December 1, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 227 words