Abstract: This work presents a pioneering approach that utilizes plasma as a high-loss substrate. By designing a checkerboard metasurface on the dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) plasma substrate, ...

A new online tool that helps the public check the trustworthiness of firms has been launched after 800,000 people fell victim to scammers in just one year. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is ...

Around 800,000 people fell victim to investment and pension scams in the 12 months to May 2024, the UK's financial watchdog has revealed, as it launches a new online tool that is says can help people ...

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Composer Steve Reich is 89. Actor Alan Rachins (“Dharma and Greg,” “L.A. Law”) is 83. Singer-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac is 76. Jazz saxophonist Ronnie Laws is 75. Blues singer Keb’ ...

The on-again, off-again and heavily litigated roundup and elimination of more than 3,000 free-roaming horses from about 2.1 million acres of southwestern Wyoming is looking increasingly unlikely in ...

This repository contains the code examples and answers for the Computer Science Principles in JavaScript course on CodeHS. Leave a star 🌟 if you found this helpful! Quiz answers and open-response ...

Rock and Roll legend Chubby Checker is skipping his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in favor of playing in front of his fans after waiting over three decades to join the exclusive music ...

"The Twist" singer, 83, recalled telling event organizers, "We're not coming" Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work ...

Well, he’ll have a great story next year when asked what he did last summer. Chubby Checker, one of this year’s honorees at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is refusing to attend his November induction ...