Python scales host microstructures that block bacterial biofilms—revealing potential for antimicrobial materials

Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials ...
NextBigFuture

Andrej Karpathy on Code Agents, AutoResearch and the Self Improvement Loopy Era of AI

Andrej Karpathy is pioneering autonomous loop” AI systems—especially coding agents and self-improving research agents—while ...

Is FMVA Worth It in 2026? An Honest Review of CFI's Top Finance Certification

Is FMVA worth it in 2026? Explore an honest review of CFI’s top finance certification, covering course content, career ...

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...
InfoWorld

Java future calls for boosts with records, primitives, classes

Features now not included in Java releases will be added, while Java theme ambitions plan for easier use for immutable data ...
IEEE

Dual-Carrier Modular Phased Arrays for Near-Field Links: Polarization-Aware QPSK and Performance Evaluation

Abstract: This letter introduces a polarization-aware phase modulation scheme for dual-carrier modular phased arrays (MPAs) in near-field communications. Using electric dipole-based modeling and ...
IEEE

Multiobjective Optimization and Efficient Pattern Synthesis for Large-Scale Conformal Arrays

Abstract: Designing modern antennas requires balancing several conflicting factors, such as peak sidelobe level (PSLL), aperture efficiency (AE), beam pointing error ...