Straight on through: atoms can be excited by photons that do not appear to interact with the medium (Courtesy: iStock/MickeyCZ) A surprising property of how resonant photons interact with an absorbing medium has been uncovered by physicists in Canada. They say they have found that even photons passing straight through the medium energize atoms within
US President Joe Biden (C) and First Lady Jill Biden (R) tour a neighborhood destroyed by the Marshall Fire alongside Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle (L) in Louisville, Colorado, January 7, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration this week unveiled a 10-year plan to spend billions of dollars to combat
A password sign is seen on a keyboard in Ankara, Turkey on October 26, 2017. Aytac Unal | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images 1Password, the Toronto-headquartered password management app, says it has raised $620 million at a $6.8 billion valuation, making it one of Canada’s most valuable tech firms. Remembering and protecting passwords has become
Disney/20th Century Studios’ Death On The Nile has been confirmed for a China release, slated to go out on February 19. The date falls just after the Chinese New Year period ends, and is the day before the culmination of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Kenneth Branagh-directed mystery ensemble nabbed an increasingly rare China
by Regina Avalos, January 18, 2022 Paris Hilton is hanging up her cooking apron. Netflix has cancelled Cooking with Paris after just one season. The six-episode series arrived in August, and it received horrible reviews, per The Wrap. The show was inspired by a viral segment on The Kelly Clarkson Show. The Netflix cooking series
WASHINGTON — A fund led by Steven Mnuchin, former treasury secretary, will invest $150 million into Earth imaging company Satellogic, helping close a delayed merger with a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC). Satellogic announced Jan. 18 that Liberty Strategic Capital, a private equity fund established last year by Mnuchin, would invest $150 million into the
Severance trailer has been released by Apple TV+, a month ahead of the new TV series’ release. The trailer for the upcoming show starring Adam Scott (Step Brothers, Parks and Recreation) in the lead, premieres on February 18 on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes of the season. The trailer shows an employee, Mark
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2022. Michael Reynolds | Reuters WASHINGTON — As several proposals in Congress to prohibit members from trading stocks gain steam this week on Capitol Hill, President Joe Biden has chosen not
Britney Spears has already taken the gloves off when it comes to her dad, but she’s now ready for war as Wednesday’s hearing approaches because she’s saying Jamie Spears lined his pockets with millions of dollars she earned and claims it was all blatant self-interest … and that’s just a small fraction of what Britney
Hooded dress, Alaïa. Sølve Sundsbø Top, $1,700, swimsuit, $750, skirt, $3,650, earrings, $725, necklaces, from $1,375, bracelets, $2,275 each, flats, $1,225, Chanel. Sølve Sundsbø Dress, sneakers, $590, Loewe. Sølve Sundsbø Grace Elizabeth has her mother to thank for her modeling career. With her encouragement, the Lake City, Florida, native began with childhood pageants and graduated
Ellen DeGeneres will be spending a lot less time on TV going forward. NBC has officially canceled Game of Games after four seasons, according to Deadline. News of the cancellation is not surprising. The final season averaged 2.6 million viewers and a 0.5 rating — down 50% in the demo and total viewers vs. its
My Slut Shaming Ghost Can Go to Hell Gwen E. Kirby Share article Here Preached His Last The first time I see the ghost of George Whitefield, I’m fucking my neighbor Karl. We’re going at it with more enthusiasm than finesse, the way you do when things are new. I lift my head, I’m going
In this article MS James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, China, on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley is set to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings:
The Hong Kong skyline from on board the Genting Cruise Lines Genting Dream while berthed in Hong Kong on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cruise operator Genting Hong Kong said Wednesday it has filed to wind up the company, as its cash is set to run out by end
Broadway box office stayed slim last week, with a total gross of $18,496,689 holding even with the previous week, and total attendance of 162,566 rising a small 4%. Granted, the totals reflect a smaller roster of 25 productions (compared to 27 the previous week), so the tallies indicate some improvement on a per-show basis. And
by Trevor Kimball, January 18, 2022 (Photo by: Mike Rozman/Warner Brothers/NBC) NBC wants to stop playing. The peacock network has cancelled the Ellen’s Game of Games TV show so we won’t see a fifth season. A competition series, Ellen’s Game of Games is hosted by comedian Ellen DeGeneres and features games from her daytime talk show, The
WASHINGTON — Col. Eric Felt, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, will be moving to a new post this summer as deputy executive director of the Space Force’s architecture, science and technology directorate at the Pentagon. AFRL announced the move Jan. 18. In his new post, Felt will work under the
Apple was the most popular smartphone manufacturer in terms of worldwide smartphone shipments for Q4 2021, according to a report by market analyst firm Canalasy. The Cupertino-based smartphone manufacturer took the first spot from competitor Samsung, and accounted for 22 percent of global smartphone sales in the last quarter despite supply chain issues, and rising