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Atmospheric aerosols influence climate forcing, air quality, visibility, and human health, but their properties vary widely across space and time. Satellite instruments equipped with multi-angle and ...

NASA’s new Self-Aligned Focusing Schlieren system captures shock waves at Mach 10, providing high-speed airflow visualization for aerospace research and international collaborations.

The electoral system used by many global democracies eliminates gerrymandering and has been shown to give more equal representation to minorities and women.

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Metalenz has unveiled Polar 3D, a new imaging capability that builds on its existing Polar ID facial authentication platform.

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Polarization-based imaging technology for consumer devices preserves true shape, texture, and surface detail across lighting conditions for ...