Quantum phenomenon enables a nanoscale mirror that can be switched on and off

Controlling light is an important technological challenge—not just at the large scale of optics in microscopes and telescopes ...
IEEE

Physical Explanation for the Higher Sensitivity to Ion-Induced Burnout in SiC Schottky Diodes Compared to Si Schottky Diodes

Abstract: SiC has a higher critical electric field compared to Si, which is promising for power applications. However, the susceptibility of SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) to heavy ions is ...
Yahoo

Bill Gates Was Introduced To LSD By This Person At Microsoft — It Is None Other Than The Guy Who Also Got Him Drunk And Gave Him Pot

In "Source Code: My Beginnings," officially released Feb. 4, 2025, Gates looks back on his formative years with unusual candor, crediting late Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen as ...
The New York Times

Bumpy Rollout for New Gates Meant to Stop Subway Fare Evasion

At a demonstration of devices designed to replace turnstiles, one rider got hit in the neck, and another sneaked through without paying. By Stefanos Chen In a damp corridor of the Broadway-Lafayette ...
GameSpot

Baldur's Gate 3 Actor Sounds Off On Using AI For Voice Roles: "F**k AI In Performance"

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Actor Neil Newbon, who voiced Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, has shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence in gaming, and he didn't mince words.
IEEE

Demonstration of SA TG Coplanar IGZO TFTs With Large Subthreshold Swing Using the Back-Gate Biasing Technique for AMOLED Applications

Abstract: We demonstrate that the shorter channel self-aligned top-gate (SA TG) coplanar indiumgallium- zinc oxide (IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs), with negative voltage applied to the back-gate, ...
GameSpot

Baldur's Gate, Divinity Dev CEO Responds To Backlash Over Generative AI Comments

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity developer Larian has confirmed that it uses generative AI in its development processes, but not necessarily in the way ...
Polygon

BG3 studio Larian says it's using genAI for Divinity, but not 'looking at trimming down teams to replace them'

Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity Original Sin developer Larian Studios generated a ton of hype (and no shortage of revulsion) when it revealed its next big role-playing game, Divinity, at The Game Awards ...
GamesRadar+

Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor says generative AI "sounds crap," and any studio using it for dialogue should pay actors to re-record lines: "You've got the money now"

Neil Newbon, the actor behind loveable vampire Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, has some advice for studios who've made big bucks off of games that use generative AI to perform voice lines: go back and do ...
Bloomberg L.P.

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’

Hi everyone. Today we’ve got a bonus issue of Game On featuring an interview about one of last week’s most exciting video-game announcements. Larian Studios has hit the big time. Until somewhat ...
DualShockers

Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity Developer Confirms They Are Using Generative

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...