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The new lenses replace the camera lens “bump” on a smartphone with a 700-nanometer-high sub-wavelength pillar diffusor.

Nanophotonics Flattens Camera Lenses

Nanoscale meta-optics holds the promise of improved imaging while removing the bulges from smartphones.

From ACM News R. Colin Johnson | September 19, 2023

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AI Brings the Robot Wingman to Aerial Combat

Artificial intelligence (AI) operates the U.S. Air Force's pilotless XQ-58A Valkyrie experimental aircraft, which the military envisions as a next-generation robot... The New York Times
From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2023

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Scientists Recreate Pink Floyd Song by Reading Brain Signals of Listeners

The audio sounds like it's being played underwater. Still, it's a first step toward creating more expressive devices to assist people who can't speak. The New York Times
From ACM News | August 22, 2023