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The Easiest Way to Measure the Slope of a Roof

A carpenter’s square (L-shaped) is probably the simplest tool to measure roof slope, which is also referred to as the roof’s ...
Kapper Outdoors on MSN

Back When We Laser Leveled the Pond Overflow Pipes (Bobcat E42 Mini R Series)

Looking back at the moment we carefully laser leveled the pond overflow pipes — a crucial step in building this massive pond. Precision and patience made all the difference in shaping the foundation ...
Tech Xplore

Structuring and polishing hard material components with laser pulses in a single clamping operation

Tools made of hard materials and ceramics such as tungsten carbide are particularly wear-resistant. However, the tools used ...
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LED light therapy for skin is trendy—but does it work?

Dermatologists explain the science behind wildly popular treatments like red light therapy, which is now available at home—for a steep price. Full-face LED masks like this one can cost up to several ...
IEEE

Explainability of Subfield Level Crop Yield Prediction Using Remote Sensing

Abstract: Crop yield forecasting plays a significant role in addressing growing concerns about food security and guiding decision-making for policymakers and farmers. When deep learning is employed, ...
IEEE

Realizing a Watt-Level 1.72 µm Femtosecond Fiber Laser by a Single Frequency Laser Seeded Stimulated Raman Amplification

Abstract: In this work, we propose a method of efficiently generating a watt-level 1.72 µm ultrafast fiber laser by using a Raman amplifier seeded by a single frequency continuous wave (CW) laser. The ...