Smithsonian Magazine

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence Was Breaking News. Here’s How the Founding Document Reached the American Public

A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception ...
The Boston Globe

Blind date: ‘She gives off a really warm energy’

Alexandra I’d gone cross-country skiing earlier, so I showered and napped to prepare. Lee I exercised in the morning and took a power nap to refresh. Alexandra I was a couple of minutes early, which I ...
The Boston Globe

Debut author Kirsten King talks about writing the year’s most unhinged female protagonist and setting her loose in Boston’s dating scene

Kirsten King started writing what would become her debut novel, “A Good Person” (Putnam), during the 2023 Hollywood writers’ strike. A Massachusetts native living in Los Angeles and working as a ...
IEEE

Surface Measurement of Diverse Targets Using Flexibly Controllable Line-Field Mach–Zehnder Interferometry

Abstract: In various industries, the need for high-resolution surface measurement is critical for ensuring product quality and detecting defects. White light interferometry (WLI), a nondestructive, ...
IEEE

Passing Word Line-Induced Subthreshold Leakage Reduction Using a Partial Insulator in a Buried Channel Array Transistor

Abstract: As dynamic random access memory (DRAM) technologies continue to be downscaled, the partial isolation type buried channel array transistor (Pi-BCAT) structure has emerged as an innovative ...
USA Today

Can you use international TSA to avoid long lines? ATL airport says no

Following two weekends of bad weather and a partial government shutdown, TSA agents are working without pay and the lines to get through airport security are getting longer. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ...