Python package for high-performance spatial light modulator (SLM) control and holography. Supports features from aberration-corrected 3D point clouds to automated Fourier-domain calibrations.

Each year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) takes a break from its regular mission of defending North American airspace to embark on a festive tradition: tracking Santa Claus ...

The tradition of tracking Santa Claus began accidentally in 1955, when a misprinted phone number in a Sears ad directed calls to CONAD. Colonel Shoup improvised, giving children Santa updates.

The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time.Watch Santa's ...

This list originally ran on December 1, 2022. But in honor of Santa’s annual tour around the world, we’re republishing it today. There’s exactly one criterion for a great performance of ...

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Stocks have struggled ahead of the holidays despite Friday’s rally. An “almost light-switch moment” at the start of December sparked a “breakdown in breadth” this month in the U.S. stock ...

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But if you're working with nothing, then go ahead and shop straight from this list of Secret Santa gift ideas. If you're new to the game, here's the deal. Everyone in the group gets randomly ...