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Blender tutorial - Make cartoon cupcake using geometry nodes and procedural materials #oe287

#OctopusEffects, #Blender Here is a tutorial for making a cartoon cupcake for Blender 3.2. Use basic operations to create cups and cakes. The part about the star using the procedure in Geometry Nodes.
TechRadar

Nanometer-thick magnet produced at room temperature using lasers could one day produce better HDDs, faster non-silicon processors

Light can quickly change magnetic behavior, hinting at faster data storage methods Researchers controlled magnets thinner than a hair without extreme cooling or conditions Laser pulses altered magnet ...
TechRadar

Magnets produced at room temperature using lasers could one day produce better HDDs, faster non-silicon processors — and at 20nm, they are so thin that they could be used ...

Researchers demonstrate room temperature laser control of magnons in thin magnetic materials Visible light pulses tune magnetic frequencies without cryogenic conditions Nanometer scale magnets show ...
IEEE

Impact of Air Hole Geometry on the Performance of InGaN/GaN Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers

Abstract: In this study, we demonstrate GaN-based photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs) employing two distinct air hole geometries: circular (CC) and right-isosceles-triangle (RIT). By ...
Wired

This Completely New Kind of Watch Strap Is Made Using Lasers

Want a watch strap that’s as comfortable as fabric, as light as rubber, as strong as a metal bracelet, and as tactile as a Milanese mesh? Any watch fan looking to tick all of the above boxes would ...
Breaking Defense

Lasers in the field: Iron Beam clears last test before operational use

JERSUALEM — Israel has completed a series of key tests on its Iron Beam laser air defense system, a “final milestone” before full deployment later this year, the Ministry of Defense and contractor ...
Bon Appétit

I Thought This Blender Sucked. Now I Use It Every Day

Here at BA, we take our product testing pretty seriously. We design each test to determine just how well (or how poorly) a given model can perform its essential tasks and special functions. Each new ...
The Economist

Why armies are using laser weapons to zap things out of the sky

For a while missiles looked like potential prey. They have thin skins and are packed with fuel and explosives. Merely damaging the shell of a supersonic missile can create drag, causing it to tumble ...
KFGO

Using lasers to battle weeds?

Commercial laser weeders are being used in agriculture on the West Coast of the United States, costing about $1.5 million each. These are large machines that pass over crops, take photos, identify ...