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Computer science
For the first time successfully manufacturing optical CD discs up to 700TB
The scientists worked together to work on improving the storage density of optical drives.
New technology
China claims to own the world's most powerful quantum computer system
A Chinese research team has successfully built a quantum supercomputer system called
Environment
An extremely rare rainbow cloud suddenly appears in Japan
The moment of rainbow clouds with colorful colors suddenly appeared in the sky of Tokyo (Japan) on the morning of June 26 that surprised many people.
Scientific works
Chinese telescopes can detect signs of a solar storm
CLST with a aperture of 1.8m has captured the image of the Sun's surface in detail, showing that this optical device can detect warning signs when a solar storm is appro…
Environment
The rainbow is horizontal on the lake
The colorful rainbow band covering the lake is an optical phenomenon formed by ice crystals that refract sunlight.
New technology
Israel develops contact lenses for people with color blindness
According to Optics Letters, scientists at Tel Aviv University (Israel) have developed a unique type of contact lenses for people who are color blind, namely cases of de…
Space science
The first white dwarf detected in a binary system
Photo taken from the world's largest optical telescope reveals the remains of a dead star in SDSS J115219.99 + 024814.4.
Discover science
Groundbreaking research: Turning sea optic cables into earthquake detection systems
The researchers propose to use existing undersea optical fiber cables as a seismic detection tool.
AI - Artificial intelligence
AI real-time accurate weather forecast
Google's AI system accurately predicts rainfall 6 hours before the rainfall, with an accuracy of up to 1km and a delay of just a few minutes.
Life
Admire the rare rainbow cloud seen on the highest peak of Siberia
A resident of the Altai region of Russia was lucky enough to capture the beautiful scene of rainbow clouds when it appeared on the top of Mount Belukha a few days ago.
Archeology
Digging the road to install fiber-optic cable, discovering an odd 1,300-year-old tomb
The workers in Sicily (Italy) were shocked when the middle of the road construction site to lay their fiber cables shows the ancient tombs with many unusual objects.
Computer science
Japan has successfully tested fiber optic cable 100 times faster than the current Internet
The Network Systems Research Institute of the Japan Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has successfully developed and tested fiber optic cable…
Science invention
The new invention makes camera phones thousands of times thinner
Researchers at the University of Utah have developed an ultra-thin and lightweight lens thousands of times lighter than conventional lenses, which can be used to produce…
New technology
MIT scientists accidentally created the 'blackest' material ever
This newly discovered material is able to absorb up to 99,995% of light.