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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 11h

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 13h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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Marc Kuchner | Author @marckuchner.bsky.social · 1d

Never seen Halley’s Comet? Don’t worry. You’ll be able to watch pieces of it hit Earth on October 21! #astrophotography #astronomy #news

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Laser Focus World magazine @laserfocusworld.bsky.social · 3d

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#optics #lasers

See the invisible: Optics and laser threat detection for the battlefield

Today’s optics and laser technologies for the battlefield can see further to detect threats earlier—and respond to them faster to protect soldiers and vehicles, and ensure mission...

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 3d

Breaking: MIT rejected President Trump’s "compact," which offers colleges funding advantages in exchange for far-reaching reforms. It is the first school to do so.

MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages

The school became the first university to reject the terms, saying they would undermine independence.

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.

Shut down but not silenced: Federal workers find their voice

After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.

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Kevin Folta @kevinfolta.bsky.social · 4d

That's not how science works.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 4d

Hey Microsoft, before you transform humanity with artificial general intelligence, can you just get the search to work on Outlook?

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, Sam. It is from the heart.

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 4d

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
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Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

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Laser Focus World magazine @laserfocusworld.bsky.social · 4d

Don't miss LFW's Photonics NXT event coming up on Oct. 23/24th! We've got fabulous keynotes, including Federico Capasso, Lori Magruder, Sarah Hutter, and Caroline Boudoux!
www.photonicsnxt.com/photonicsnxt...
#optics #photonics #metaoptics #asers

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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 4d

Hide and seek

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Laser Focus World magazine @laserfocusworld.bsky.social · 4d

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#simulations #lasers #fusion

Path Integral Monte Carlo simulation twist helps decipher ‘warm dense matter’

A new twist on a computational approach helps simulate warm dense matter—an exotic state that combines solid, liquid, and gaseous phases—and may advance laser-driven inertial ...

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 5d

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
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The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 5d

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide

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Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 5d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Nature @nature.com · 5d

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks”

Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 5d

Sometimes you just need a basket full of baby otters to make your day complete. Oh, look what I found! You can thank me later...

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Laser Focus World magazine @laserfocusworld.bsky.social · 5d

Check out this AR piece by FlexEnable's Erin McDowell, in which she makes the case for "variable dimming" as a must-have feature to get smart glasses you'll want to use onto your face.
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#AR #smartglasses #AI #optics

Augmented reality and smart glasses need variable dimming for all-day wearability

Key dimmer parameters such as transmission range, dimmer color, uniformity, and reliability must be considered to ensure augmented reality (AR) glasses provide the expected quality...

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 6d

Former presidential science adviser John Holdren on Trump's dramatic break from a longstanding system of government science investment, and the risks that break entails. ⬇️

Obama’s science adviser on Trump’s science cuts: "The system will starve"

Since 1945, there has been a system in place in the US of government research investment in the sciences—particularly at universities. The idea was that the new knowledge created by scientists would…

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Laser Focus World magazine @laserfocusworld.bsky.social · 6d

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#bioelectronics #optics #nanomaterials #health

PODCAST: Interview with Mohamed Elsherif, NYU Abu Dhabi

Episode 72 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Mohamed Elsherif, a postdoctoral associate at NYU Abu Dhabi.

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Laser Focus World magazine @laserfocusworld.bsky.social · 6d

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2025 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to quantum mechanical tunneling discovery

Congratulations to John Clarke, Michael H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for their “discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electrical...

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 8d

Here we see a Single-frequency Raman Laser.

This ultra-compact optical system, based on Raman laser conversion, is leveraging the unique properties of diamonds for high-power laser output with an ultra-narrow linewidth.

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Maxim Cherkashin @mcherkashin.bsky.social · 7d

It seems very in a bit of low of activity here, and Photonics feed recently is mainly announcements💡

Hey, forces of light, how are you all coping?

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Cosmic Clau @cosmicclau.bsky.social · 8d

That's my night sorted
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Watch Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall | Netflix Official Site

Dr. Jane Goodall connected humanity and nature in unprecedented ways. In this deeply personal interview, she shares her final message with the world.

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Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · 8d

Our Nobel Prize predictions for the next week. #Nobel2025

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Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Ctenophore Day!
These glowing ocean drifters look like jellyfish but aren’t! They’re comb jellies, shimmering creatures that light up the sea with rows of beating cilia 💙🌈
Which species can you identify? 👀 Most are raised in @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social lab
#CtenophoreDay #CombJelly #Ctenophore

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