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Heavy-metal-free quantum dots enable high-speed, eye-safe LIDAR breakthrough
LIDAR is a system that calculates distances using laser pulses, similar to how SONAR uses sound waves. SWIR waves are unique ...
Infrared heavy-metal-free quantum dots deliver sensitive and fast sensors for eye-safe LIDAR applications
The frequency regime lying in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) has very unique properties that make it ideal for several ...
Politico17d
RFK Jr.'s mercury stance in retrograde
But the Health and Human Services secretary has remained silent as the Trump administration prepares to roll back protections against mercury poisoning, despite Kennedy’s own history of ...
Scientific American18d
RFK, Jr., Once Poisoned by Mercury, Is Silent as EPA Weakens Rules against It
CLIMATEWIRE | The last time President Donald Trump tried to roll back a mercury regulation, he faced a high-profile opponent: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy railed against EPA at an August 2017 ...
Today20d
Mercury goes retrograde March 15. What it means for you
The first Mercury retrograde of 2025 is here! On Saturday, March 15, communication planet Mercury will appear to move backwards from the vantage point of Earth, creating a time more prone to ...
People20d
Mercury Retrograde in Aries Is Pure Mayhem and These 3 Zodiac Signs Are Not OK
On March 15, Mercury will station retrograde in Aries, and things can get… chaotic for Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius), to say the least. Right on the heels of Mars (Aries’ planetary ...
Interest27d
The quantum dots in TVs controversy goes to court, with a Chinese vendor saying it uses cadmium in sets
It said the quantum dot ones in TCL sets contain at lest four micrograms of cadmium per kilogram. Cadmium-selenide (CdSe) is a compound used to make quantum dots. The presence of CdSe in TCL TVs ...