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NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial

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토요일, 9월 16, 2023

NASA’s independent study team released its highly anticipated report on UFOs on Sept. 14, 2023.

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NASA’s independent study team released its highly anticipated report on UFOs on Sept. 14, 2023.
In part to move beyond the stigma often attached to UFOs, where military pilots fear ridicule or job sanctions if they report them, UFOs are now characterized by the U.S. government as UAPs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena.
I have long been skeptical of the claim that UFOs represent visits by aliens to Earth.

From sensationalism to science

He said he wanted to shift the UAP conversation from sensationalism to one of science.
With this statement, Nelson was alluding to some of the more outlandish claims about UAPs and UFOs.
Scientists have called this claim fraudulent and say the mummies may have been looted from gravesites in Peru.

Conclusions from the report

The NASA study team report sheds little light on whether some UAPs are extraterrestrial.
The report does offer recommendations to NASA on how to move these investigations forward.
The NASA study team described in the report the types of data that can shed more light on UAPs.
The authors note the importance of reducing the stigma that can cause both military and commercial pilots to feel that they cannot freely report sightings.
The NASA study team suggests gathering sightings by commercial pilots using the Federal Aviation Administration and combining these with classified sightings not included in the report.

Looking for a needle in a haystack

Using analogies, officials described the analysis process as looking for a needle in a haystack, or separating the wheat from the chaff.
The officials said they needed a consistent and rigorous methodology for characterizing sightings, as a way of homing in on something truly anomalous.
Spergel said the study team’s goal was to characterize the hay – or the mundane phenomena – and subtract it to find the needle, or the potentially exciting discovery.
He noted that artificial intelligence can help researchers comb through massive datasets to find rare, anomalous phenomena.

Fujifilm Unveils Eagerly Anticipated Tilt-Shift Lenses for its GFX System of Mirrorless Digital Cameras

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화요일, 9월 12, 2023

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VALHALLA, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the launch of two highly anticipated tilt-shift lenses for its GFX System of mirrorless digital cameras FUJINON GF30mmF5.6 T/S lens (GF30mmF5.6 T/S) and FUJINON Lens GF110mmF5.6 T/S Macro lens (GF110mmF5.6 T/S Macro).

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VALHALLA, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the launch of two highly anticipated tilt-shift lenses for its GFX System of mirrorless digital cameras FUJINON GF30mmF5.6 T/S lens (GF30mmF5.6 T/S) and FUJINON Lens GF110mmF5.6 T/S Macro lens (GF110mmF5.6 T/S Macro).
These new lenses, designed for GFX System’s 55mm large-format sensor [1] , cater to the demands of professional photographers that need the ability to adjust for parallax, distortion, and focus.
“The introduction of tilt shift lenses for GFX System opens doors for architectural, product, and commercial photographers to use a native G Mount lens for the first time with their GFX System cameras,” said Victor Ha, vice president, Electronic Imaging and Optical Devices Divisions, FUJIFILM North America Corporation.
GF30mmF5.6 T/S consists of 16 lens elements in 11 groups, including 3 aspherical elements,2 extra-low dispersion (ED) elements and 1 Super ED element.

Salesforce Launches Next Generation of Einstein, Bringing a Conversational AI Assistant to Every CRM Application and Customer Experience

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화요일, 9월 12, 2023

Einstein now includes:

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Einstein now includes:
Einstein Copilot: A new and trusted out-of-the-box conversational AI assistant built into the user experience of every Salesforce application.
“The reality is every company will undergo an AI transformation to increase productivity, drive efficiency, and deliver incredible customer and employee experiences,” said Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO, Salesforce.
“With Einstein Copilot and Data Cloud we’re making it easy to create powerful AI assistants and infuse trusted AI into the flow of work across every job, business, and industry.
Einstein Copilot will be natively integrated within the world’s #1 AI CRM, and tap into data from any Salesforce application to generate more accurate AI-powered recommendations and content.

Ball Aerospace, NASA Complete Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope

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수요일, 9월 13, 2023

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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace and its partners at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have successfully completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's camera system, called the Wide Field Instrument (WFI).

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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace and its partners at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have successfully completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's camera system, called the Wide Field Instrument (WFI).
The WFI will serve as the observatory's primary instrument, providing the scientific community with detailed and expansive images of the cosmos.
The instrument will capture images at the same resolution as Roman's predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, but with a field of view at least 100 times greater.
"The completion of the Wide Field Instrument's integration is something that Ball Aerospace, NASA and the entire Roman team have been looking forward to for years," said Dr. Alberto Conti, vice president and general manager, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace.

Cosylab Taps BrandingBusiness to Revitalize Its Brand

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수요일, 9월 6, 2023

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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading B2B brand strategy firm, BrandingBusiness , unveiled that it partnered with Cosylab in revitalizing its brand strategy and identity system, as well as its guiding statements – their purpose, vision, mission, and values.

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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading B2B brand strategy firm, BrandingBusiness , unveiled that it partnered with Cosylab in revitalizing its brand strategy and identity system, as well as its guiding statements – their purpose, vision, mission, and values.
As the business expanded globally and from the scientific sector to the medical, Cosylab realized the need to refresh the brand.
To evolve the brand strategy , BrandingBusiness conducted comprehensive research across customers, employees, and the competitive set to unearth how people viewed Cosylab and the evolving market.
"BrandingBusiness was an excellent partner in helping us capture our brand pillars based on extensive research and reinvigorating the brand to express a holistic and modern Cosylab for years to come."

Bausch + Lomb Will Present New Scientific Data on its Surgical Products and Pipeline at European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting

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수요일, 9월 6, 2023

Safety and performance results of the enVista® ENVY, an investigational premium IOL

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Safety and performance results of the enVista® ENVY, an investigational premium IOL
Refractive outcomes of a low 0.90 diameter cylinder for the investigational enVista Toric IOL.
Bausch + Lomb will also host several educational and networking events during the meeting.
Other presentations featuring the company’s latest surgical technology will take place in the Bausch + Lomb booth, and Bausch + Lomb will host a Lift Off Celebration event to mark its 170th anniversary.
“Evaluation of Visual Outcomes in Patients with Complex Corneas Implanted with the IC-8 IOL.” J. Mehta et al.

Rock West Composites Delivers Completed Space Telescope Structure to EOI Space

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토요일, 9월 2, 2023

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This month Rock West Composites (RWC) delivered a large aperture space telescope structure to its customer, EOI Space. Once integrated with its optics and detectors, the telescope will provide near-real-time ultra-high-resolution earth imaging services to EOI Space's wide customer base.

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Rock West Composites announces that this month it has delivered a large aperture space telescope structure to customer EOI Space for its very low earth orbit constellation that is currently in development.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This month Rock West Composites (RWC) delivered a large aperture space telescope structure to its customer, EOI Space.
The telescope structure features mountings for three separate mirrors, as well as stress-free support of the imaging module and a decoupled mount to the spacecraft bus structure.
"Our program team is very proud of the telescope structure delivered to the customer," said Geoff Pinto, Program Manager for the space telescope project.

How old is the universe exactly? A new theory suggests that it's been around for twice as long as believed

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월요일, 8월 28, 2023

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Early universe observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cannot be explained by current cosmological models.

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Early universe observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cannot be explained by current cosmological models.
These models estimate the universe to be 13.8 billion years in age, based on the big-bang expanding universe concept.

Frequency and distance

The redshift of light is similar to the Doppler effect on sound: noises appear to have higher frequency (pitch) when approaching, and lower when receding.
Redshift, a lower light frequency, indicates when an object is receding from us; the larger the galaxy distance, the higher the recessional speed and redshift.
An alternative explanation for the redshift was due to the Doppler effect: distant galaxies are receding from us at speeds proportional to their distance, indicating that the universe is expanding.

Limitations of previous models

Research published last year proposed to resolve the impossible early galaxy problem using the tired light model.
However, tired light cannot satisfactorily explain other cosmological observations like supernovae redshifts and uniformity of the cosmic microwave background.
As with any model, it will need to provide a satisfactory explanation for all those observations that are satisfied by the standard cosmological model.

Mixing models

The approach of mixing two models to explain new observations is not new.
Albert Einstein resurrected the particle-like nature of light to explain the photoelectric effect — that light has dual characteristics: particle-like in some observations and wave-like in others.
Einstein believed that the universe is the same observed from any point at any time — homogeneous, isotropic and timeless.

New information

To defend the standard big-bang model, astronomers have tried to resolve the problem by compressing the timeline for forming massive stars and primordial black holes accreting mass at unphysically high rates.
However, a consensus is developing towards new physics to explain these JWST observations.

Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Camera Market to grow by USD 118.6 million from 2022 to 2027 | Increased government investments in military devices to boost the market growth - Technavio

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월요일, 8월 28, 2023

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NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera market is expected to grow by USD 118.6 million during the five-year forecast period, according to Technavio.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera market is expected to grow by USD 118.6 million during the five-year forecast period, according to Technavio.
As per the latest report, the market will progress at a CAGR of 9.38% from 2022 to 2027.
The rising spending on consumer electronics is a primary trend in the shortwave infrared camera market during the forecast period.
Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Camera Market 2023-2027: Scope
Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources.

Improved design FOCUS solar thermal parabolic dish concentrator begins field trials

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화요일, 8월 22, 2023

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READING, Pa. and RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Solarflux Energy Technologies, Inc. (Solarflux) is pleased to announce the start of field trials of an improved design FOCUS solar thermal parabolic dish concentrator. The trials are intended to demonstrate the solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency and operational reliability of the updated FOCUS concentrator. The trials build on the previous successful field trials of an advanced prototype of the FOCUS, which demonstrated 72% solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency.

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With an improved design for volume manufacturing, the updated Solarflux FOCUS parabolic dish concentrator has commenced field trials to demonstrate it's solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency and operational reliability
READING, Pa. and RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Solarflux Energy Technologies, Inc. ( Solarflux ) is pleased to announce the start of field trials of an improved design FOCUS solar thermal parabolic dish concentrator.
The trials are intended to demonstrate the solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency and operational reliability of the updated FOCUS concentrator.
The trials build on the previous successful field trials of an advanced prototype of the FOCUS, which demonstrated 72% solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency .
The improved design of the FOCUS centers on design-for-manufacturing improvements and encompasses all aspects of the FOCUS parabolic dish concentrator with particular emphasis on the parabolic mirror, tracking mechanism, and control hardware and software.