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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are working on moving Cold Atom quantum experiments and applications from the laboratory tabletop to chip-based systems. Cold atoms open new possibilities for sensing, precision timekeeping, quantum computing, and basic science measurements. “We’re at a turning point,” said Daniel Blumenthal, a professor of electrical and computer engineering. Blumenthal, together with graduate student researcher Andrei Isichenko and postdoctoral researcher Nitesh Chauhan, presents the latest developments and future directions for trapping and cooling basic atoms in these experiments. Quantum effect of cold atoms Cold atoms are atoms cooled to very low temperatures below 1 mk, reducing movement…
March 5, 2025Ravi LakshmananCyberspy/Network Security The threat actor known as the Lotuspanda has been observed to target the government, manufacturing, telecommunications and media sectors of the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Taiwan. “Lotus Blossom has been using Sagerunex backdoors since at least 2016, increasingly adopting a long-term sustainable command shell and developing new variants of the Sagerunex malware suite,” Cisco Talos researcher Joey Chen said in an analysis published last week. Also known as Billbug, Bronze Elgin, Lotus Blossom, Spring Dragon and Trip, Lotus Panda is suspected of being a Chinese hacking crew that has been active since at least…
The rapid adoption of cloud services, SaaS applications, and the transition to remote work has fundamentally reshaped the behavior of businesses. These technological advances have created a world of opportunity, but they have also brought complexities that pose serious security threats. At the heart of these vulnerabilities are the gateway to enterprise security and the number one attack vector for bad actors. Examining the importance of modernizing identity strategies and the benefits of centralizing identity within the security ecosystem to protect your organization from costly breaches while increasing operational efficiency. The rise of fragmented technology stacks The days when companies…
Ellie Gabel, Associate Editor at Revolutionized, explores advance precision production methods for micro-manufacturing, automation and 3D printing for small and accurate components. Micro-manufacturing is an increasingly popular manufacturing technology that produces small items, often at millimeter scale, to meet accurate tolerances. Many advanced manufacturing technologies make this option more accessible and accurate, improving medical devices, electronics and more. Automates the quality control of small parts Inspection is important in micromanufacturing and ensures that the product meets the specifications of the client. Human involvement is still necessary, but many manufacturers are investigating viable ways to reduce manual processes that can take…
The event’s business has announced a lineup of figures for politicians, policymakers and industry for its signature Global Policy Forum. RX Global is sponsoring this year’s forum, which will be held at IET Venues Savoy Place on April 1st. The forum aims to drive the growth of the UK’s business events economy. It features MP Chairperson Shawn Davis, MP for the All-Party Congress Group for the Event, DAME Caroline Dinage DBE Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sports Select Committee, and key speakers from Daniel Finkelstein, who shares insights into the political and economic landscape. The forum will also be…
As the world shifts to cleaner energy sources, green hydrogen is emerging as a promising solution to reduce carbon emissions and achieve sustainability goals. However, one of the biggest barriers to its large-scale adoption is its high production costs, mainly due to its reliance on expensive platinum-based catalysts. In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers at Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have developed innovative catalysts that are efficient and rivaled by platinum, while significantly reducing costs. This advancement could revolutionize hydrogen evolutionary reaction (HER) technology and accelerate the transition to a more environmentally friendly energy future. Revolutionizes affordable catalysts of green hydrogen…
Swedish researchers have created a green alternative to reduce their dependence on mining graphite, the raw cause behind the next mysterious material, graphene oxide. The team at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology has developed a reproducible, scalable method for producing graphene (GO) nanosheets from commercially available carbon fibers, marking a breakthrough in sustainable nanomaterial synthesis. This process involves peeling off the carbon fibers with nitric acid. This provides high yields of thick graphene oxide sheets with properties comparable to commercial GOs fed from mined graphite. Current graphene production problems Graphene oxide is a widely studied nanomaterial that can be…
Darwinbox, an Indian startup that builds a SaaS platform for employment, onboarding and employee management, has raised $140 million to take on Rippling and Deel, which are seeking to expand internationally, especially in the US. The funds are co-led by KKR and a partner group, with a mix of primary and secondary stock sales, with several unnamed investors selling some of the stocks. Darwinbox’s investors list includes Microsoft, Salesforce, Sequoia, TCV, Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India), Lightspeed, and more. Darwinbox, which currently raises a total of around $270 million, did not answer questions about the valuation in this latest round,…
These are the important developments of the 1,105th day of Russia’s Ukrainian War.This is the situation for Wednesday, March 5th. Fineting The Ukrainian military said it had attacked oil pump infrastructure in Russia’s Rostov region and oil refineries in the Samara region overnight. A military statement said an attack on Samara caused a fire and a “strong explosion” occurred near the gas transmission facility in Rostov. The French defense minister said Russia had demonstrated “aggressive behaviour” by flying SU-35 fighter jets dangerously close to French surveillance drones over the eastern Mediterranean. He says Jet made three consecutive close passes, which…
The UK startup, which originated from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on the use of enzymes to break down plastic waste, has oversubscribed $108.3 million in Series A funding. Founded in London in 2019, Epoch Biodesign has become a team of over 30 powerful interdisciplinary chemists, biologists and software engineers. Using new funds, expand production of plastic-eating enzymes. This means that this year they will be relocating the Biol Cycling process from the lab where they are developing it to their first production facility. After that, Nathan says the startup is looking for a way to accelerate scaling.…