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The Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Danish government plan to invest €80M to acquire and run a Microsoft-powered quantum computer, set to operate in early 2027 (Sanne Wass/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Novo Nordisk Owner Buys Microsoft Quantum Computer With Denmark
The foundation behind Novo Nordisk A/S and the Danish government will invest €80 million ($93 million) in a Microsoft-powered quantum computer to boost technological development in the Nordic region.

Indium Hydroxide Ceramic Targets: A Breakthrough in High-Mobility Thin-Film Transistor Technology
Hikaru Sadahira, Prashant R. Ghediya, Hyeonjun Kong, Akira Miura, Yasutaka Matsuo, Hiromichi Ohta, Yusaku Magari
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11011

Indium Hydroxide Ceramic Targets: A Breakthrough in High-Mobility Thin-Film Transistor Technology
Thin-film transistors composed of a hydrogen-containing indium oxide active layer are promising candidates for backplane devices in next-generation flat panel displays, offering higher definition and faster operation. However, the hydrogen incorporation process during film deposition poses challenges for scalable and industrial development due to both safety and controllability issues. Here, we demonstrate that using indium hydroxide ceramic as the target material for film deposition overcomes …

I agree that skywalks are not ideal, but I don’t know what other options there are? Arlington County DES is *hostile* to anything that inconveniences drivers. What’s the county going to do, place a crossing guard or cops there 24/7?
https://www.arlnow.co…

‘One Rosslyn’ development project wins commission’s support but new skywalk does not | ARLnow.com
A proposed 845-unit redevelopment project in Rosslyn has won the support of the Arlington Transportation Commission. The commission voted 11-0 in support of the project on a 2.3-acre site at 1901 and 1911 Fort Myer Drive, near Gateway Park. The proposal by Penzance would prove "pretty transformational," said commission member Sohail Husain, who served on

Event reconstruction with the Radio detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Simon Str\"ahnz (for the Pierre Auger collaboration)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08556

Event reconstruction with the Radio detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory has recently been upgraded with the addition of radio antennas, forming the radio detector (RD). This contribution outlines the standard methods for reconstructing extensive air showers using the RD, along with recent developments. The reconstruction pipeline is based on a robust understanding of the detector itself. The entire instrument, including the antenna pattern and analog chain, has been meticulously characterized within the Offline s…

Supporting SEN\'{C}OTEN Language Documentation Efforts with Automatic Speech Recognition
Mengzhe Geng, Patrick Littell, Aidan Pine, PEN\'A\'C, Marc Tessier, Roland Kuhn
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10827

Supporting SENĆOTEN Language Documentation Efforts with Automatic Speech Recognition
The SENĆOTEN language, spoken on the Saanich peninsula of southern Vancouver Island, is in the midst of vigorous language revitalization efforts to turn the tide of language loss as a result of colonial language policies. To support these on-the-ground efforts, the community is turning to digital technology. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology holds great promise for accelerating language documentation and the creation of educational resources. However, developing ASR systems for SEN…

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Theory of infrared magneto-optical effects from chiral phonons in solids
Chiara Fiorazzo, Cheol-Hwan Park, Ivo Souza, Matteo Calandra
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11258

Theory of infrared magneto-optical effects from chiral phonons in solids
In crystals with broken time-reversal symmetry, zone-center phonons can acquire a finite angular momentum via velocity-dependent forces on the nuclei. Despite having the same order of magnitude as the electron spin angular momentum, the phonon angular momentum can be hard to detect because the frequency splitting is small. Here, by developing a theory of lattice magneto-optical effects in reflection and transmission, we show that infrared magnetic circular dichroism is a sensitive probe of zone…

Sources: Tencent is in early talks to acquire Nexon, the South Korean gaming giant behind Dungeon & Fighter Mobile; Tencent pursued a Nexon acquisition in 2019 (Dong Cao/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Enabling automatic transcription of child-centered audio recordings from real-world environments
Daniil Kocharov, Okko R\"as\"anen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11747

Enabling automatic transcription of child-centered audio recordings from real-world environments
Longform audio recordings obtained with microphones worn by children-also known as child-centered daylong recordings-have become a standard method for studying children's language experiences and their impact on subsequent language development. Transcripts of longform speech audio would enable rich analyses at various linguistic levels, yet the massive scale of typical longform corpora prohibits comprehensive manual annotation. At the same time, automatic speech recognition (ASR)-based transcri…

Monitoring and performance of AugerPrime
Bel\'en Andrada (for the Pierre Auger Collaboration)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08723 https://

Monitoring and performance of AugerPrime
The upgrade of Pierre Auger Observatory, AugerPrime, is a multi-hybrid system designed to improve the sensitivity and precision of ultra-high-energy cosmic ray measurements. It includes scintillator detectors positioned both atop the enhanced Water-Cherenkov detectors and buried nearby for direct muon measurements, along with radio and fluorescence detectors. In this contribution, we present an overview of the monitoring tools developed for all the components of AugerPrime, focusing on real-tim…