OK, so now the UK, Norway, Australia and Denmark are all investigating buses made by China's Yutong Group for security risks.
https://www.ft.com/content/07ecb1c0-d4c0-476c-be5b-651e8feb4de1
Atomic and molecular systems for radiation thermometry
Stephen P. Eckel, Eric B. Norrgard, Christopher Holloway, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Noah Schlossberger, Matthew Simons
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08668 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.08668 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.08668
arXiv:2512.08668v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Atoms and simple molecules are excellent candidates for new standards and sensors because they are both all identical and their properties are determined by the immutable laws of quantum physics. Here, we introduce the concept of building a standard and sensor of radiative temperature using atoms and molecules. Such standards are based on precise measurement of the rate at which blackbody radiation (BBR) either excites or stimulates emission for a given atomic transition. We summarize the recent results of two experiments while detailing the rate equation models required for their interpretation. The cold atom thermometer (CAT) uses a gas of laser cooled $^{85}$Rb Rydberg atoms to probe the BBR spectrum near 130~GHz. This primary, {\it i.e.}, not traceable to a measurement of like kind, temperature measurement currently has a total uncertainty of approximately 1~\%, with clear paths toward improvement. The compact blackbody radiation atomic sensor (CoBRAS) uses a vapour of $^{85}$Rb and monitors fluorescence from states that are either populated by BBR or populated by spontaneous emission to measure the blackbody spectrum near 24.5~THz. The CoBRAS has an excellent relative precision of $u(T)\approx 0.13$~K, with a clear path toward implementing a primary
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My wife says that these are annual-type 𝑅𝑢𝑑𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑎 which makes sense because I found them in an annual bed a few weeks ago
#photo #photography #flowers
Being too dependent on China has great risks. "Oslo tests reveal Chinese electric buses can be switched off remotely"
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/oslo-tests-reveal-chinese-electric-buses-can-be-switched-off-remotely/3…
Urban Texture IV 🧩
城市质地 IV 🧩
📷 Zeiss IKON Super Ikonta 533/16
🎞️ Lucky SHD 400
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite
Just back from 4 days in the Great Otway National Park, Victoria. Stunning place, and we mostly managed to stay dry in the wettest part of the state. Here’s photos from a walk along the coastal path. #bushwalking #straya
Approximately 850 electric buses operating in Norway can be fully controlled from China, according to a secret test conducted by the public transport authority.
https://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/norwege