Researchers have harnessed nonlocal artificial materials to create optical systems that emulate parallel spaces, wormholes, ...

Thermoplasmonic nanorings enable passive solar-responsive windows, reducing reliance on mechanical cooling and enhancing ...

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When retirement looms, South Africans face tough decisions: when to stop working, how much income to draw, how to invest, and whether to opt for a living annuity, life annuity, or hybrid solution.

The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...

When parents first hear the phrase Specially Designed Instruction (SDI), it can feel overwhelming and abstract. You might wonder, “Okay, but what does that actually look like in a classroom?” The ...

The President Tinubu-led administration has introduced a new personal income tax calculator to help workers and business owners easily determine how much tax they should pay. In this explainer, we ...

Abstract: The refractive index profile (RIP) of the optical fiber determines the transmission performance and application scenario. In this article, a phase-correct quantitative phase microscopy ...

A research team in Italy has tested the performance of semitransparent wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells in underwater (UW) environments and has found that, at a 0.5–1 cm depth, the devices achieve ...