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Terahertz devices can significantly increase the speed of data transfer and processing. In this study, the researchers developed a new strategy to convert the frequency of terahertz waves traveling in a waveguide into another arbitrary frequency in the terahertz range, a conversion that is essential for practical applications. Credit: SciTechDaily.comInnovative approaches are advancing terahertz technology, facilitating faster data transmission and wider adoption.Terahertz technology has the potential to meet the growing need for faster data transfer rates, but converting terahertz signals to a range of lower frequencies remains a challenge. Recently, Japanese researchers have devised a new technique to upconvert and…
Image caption, Migrants crossing the English Channel in a small boatArticle informationauthor, Ruth Comerfordrole, BBC News1 hour agoThe government announced that the two remaining migrants in custody awaiting deportation to Rwanda were expected to be released on bail in the coming days.A spokesman for the Home Secretary also revealed that a further 218 migrants had been released on bail from detention centres by the previous government during the election campaign.They were due to be deported to the east-central African country as part of former Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s tackling illegal immigration.On his first day in office, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer…
LAS VEGAS — Joel Embiid was addressing his upcoming television appearance during the NBA Finals, casting a sidelong glance at Paul George next to him at the ESPN desk and saying he hopes the 76ers can improve their team this summer.Embiid, naturally, believes the Sevens accomplished that goal by acquiring George, a perennial All-Star forward, on the first day of free agency. And now Embiid is hoping George’s offensive prowess means the 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player won’t have to be the league’s most statistically dominant player.”My focus is [my teammates] “I want to do the best I can,” Embiid…
Vinicius Junior and Brazil face Uruguay in the Copa America quarter-finals tonight. (Mark Leitch/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)Copa America 2024 Soccer — or football — The quarterfinal match between Brazil and Uruguay continues tonight. Heading into the match, odds are in favor of Brazil beating Uruguay. Wondering how to watch every match of Copa America 2024 live? We’re here to help. Here’s everything you need to know about the Copa America tournament, including how to watch tonight’s Brazil vs Uruguay match, the broadcast schedule, and where you can watch the match for free.Wondering how to watch UEFA Euro 2024? You might…
On July 9, 45-year-old Uday Singh Rawat and his wife Anju will travel 100 km by car, followed by a 10 km uphill walk, to reach Dronagiri village, located at an altitude of 12,000 feet in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.Rawat is one of 3,838 migrants from nine villages in the district who will be able to vote in their home villages in the July 10 elections for the first time since the state was formed in 2000. Badrinath Assembly By-electionsThe reason these villages didn’t have polling stations for so many years is a simple but crucial reason – cold weather. Every…
TipRanks’ Top Hedge Fund Managers tool allows users to track the investment portfolios of leading financial professionals. Today, MicrosoftNasdaq:MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Intuit (Nasdaq:INTU) — Donald R. Jowdy, a leading hedge fund manager at Suncoast Equity Management. Before we go further, let’s learn more about hedge fund manager Donald R. Jowdy. According to the ranking, Jowdy is ranked 9th among 487 hedge fund managers evaluated by TipRanks. It is worth noting that he has a track record of 256.02% cumulative gains since January 2016 and 28.05% average return over the past 12 months. Importantly, a hedge fund manager’s portfolio return is…
“They were literally transforming themselves into the caricatures of Chinese people that frequently appeared in Australian newspapers before the Commonwealth of Nations.”One of the most notorious cartoons from the period before Australia’s Federation in 1901 was Mongolian Octopus The poster, which Sydney magazine The Bulletin ran in 1886 alongside a xenophobic article about Chinese immigrants, showed a Chinese man with squinty eyes and bucktoothed eyes with octopus tentacles attached to his head, clutching symbols of typhoid, low-wage labor and immorality.Par Capita researcher Osmond Chiu said the number of racist names in Australia would be much higher if road and track…
Guo won a silver medal at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in 2015, and then enrolled at Harvard University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in computer science.While attending a prestigious Ivy League university, she also interned at top tech companies such as Microsoft and Google.Guo then went on to earn a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he continued his research at the intersection of natural language processing and graphics.Harvard University graduate Guo Wenjing is widely respected as a “role model” among Chinese parents due to her impeccable track record.…
Two teenage sisters drowned while swimming off the coast of Brooklyn’s Coney Island during a thunderstorm Friday evening, the second such fatality on a New York City beach in less than a month.According to the New York Police Department, Zainab Mohammed, 17, and Aisha Mohammed, 18, were reported missing after jumping into the ocean near Stillwell Avenue just after 8 p.m. Rescue divers rescued the sisters and they were taken to a hospital in critical condition, police and fire officials said.They were later pronounced dead at the hospital, police said. Their father, Mohammed Faye, said he got a call from…
Image caption, Helen Young was targeted by scammers posing as Chinese police officersArticle informationauthor, Elaine Chong and Ed Maynerole, BBC TrendsJuly 6, 2024Updated 3 hours agoChinese people around the world are being targeted by sophisticated scams in which criminals pose as Chinese police. A British woman of Chinese descent told the BBC she handed over all her savings to uniformed scammers over video calls, after which she was given a virtual tour of what appeared to be a police station.Helen Young still has nightmares about the two weeks she was led to believe she was on China’s most wanted list.Fraudsters…