From rockets to cancer research, here’s how the number pi is embedded in our lives

As people celebrate Pi Day this March 14, the mathematical constant continues to be part of everyday life for scientists and ...
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Make Python scripts smarter with regex: 5 practical RE examples

If you work with strings in your Python scripts and you're writing obscure logic to process them, then you need to look into regex in Python. It lets you describe patterns instead of writing ...
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Red Sox magic number for playoffs at one after Garrett Crochet’s gem in another win over Blue Jays

TORONTO — The Red Sox’ three-year absence from the playoffs, matching their longest in three decades, can end Thursday. Garrett Crochet’s eight-inning masterpiece carried the club to another win over ...
IEEE

Amplitude-Constrained Constellation and Reflection Pattern Designs for Directional Backscatter Communications Using Programmable Metasurface

Abstract: The large scale reflector array of programmable metasurfaces is capable of increasing the power efficiency of backscatter communications via passive beamforming and thus has the potential to ...
IEEE

Pattern Reshaping of the Third Resonant Mode of Dipole and Slot Using Parasitic Elements

Abstract: A simple approach for radiation pattern reshaping of the third mode of dipole and slot antennas is proposed. Short parasitic strips or slots are added to both sides of the dipole or slot ...