Using the Petawat laser from the Center for Relativity Laser Science (CoReLS), a Korean Institute of Basic Science, the researchers demonstrated a record high laser pulse intensity of more than 1023 W/cm2. It took more than a decade to reach this laser intensity, ten times the record set by a team at the University of Michigan in 2004. These ultra-high-intensity light pulses will allow people to explore complex interactions between light and matter in ways previously impossible. This powerful laser…

The function of acid photodecarboxylase for the production of biofuels and green chemistry has been decrypted. An international team of scientists presented the findings, including many French researchers from CEA, CNRS, Inserm, Ecole Polytechnique, the University of Grenoble-Alpes, the University of Paris-Saxre, and the University of Aix-Marseille, as well as the European Synchrotron (ESRF) and synchrotron SOLEIL. The study was published April 9, 2021, in the journal Science. The researchers declassified the workings of acid photodecarboxylase (FAP), which is naturally…

A team led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently compared three of the world’s leading atomic clocks and raised the time accuracy of “seconds” to new heights through the air and fiber links. In a paper published March 25 in the journal Nature, the NIST-led study focused on three clocks based on different atoms and linked the most advanced atomic clocks in different locations in the air for the first time. “These comparisons define the state…

According to a report from Stanford University, China ranks first in the world in the number of scholarly publications on artificial intelligence. According to the report, Chinese academic papers account for 22.4% of the total number of scientific journal papers, followed by the European Union (16.4%) and the United States (14%). In addition, Chinese academics hold a leading position in the number of peer-reviewed papers (18 percent of the total). However, simultaneously, China still lags behind the world’s leaders in…

According to Stanford University, the U.S. will spend $5 billion on R&D in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2021. The U.S. Department of Defense’s military budget for artificial intelligence in 2021 totals $5 billion, within the framework of 305 unclassified AI and machine learning R&D programs, the study said. The U.S. military is understood to have spent the same amount last year. However, the final spending amount in 2021 is to change after Congress considers a substantial increase in the budget. Meanwhile,…

Chinese drone maker DJI has introduced a kit that allows users to take nimble virtual first-person flights and experience from the drone’s perspective on what “fly like a bird” means. The Shenzhen-based company on Tuesday released its latest product line, claiming the new suite of equipment – including a drone, a controller, a goggle, among other accessories – “reinvents” the drone-flying experience. With the help of goggles and the single-hand motion controller, even an amateur user can remotely navigate the…