How to Stream the 2026 New Year's Eve Ball Drop: What to Know About Watching the Times Square Event for Free

Since its 1907 debut, the New Year's Eve ball drop has become an annual tradition in Times Square. Ring in 2026 remotely and ...
IEEE

Liquid-Crystal-Layer Thickness-Distribution Measurement by Scaling-Factor Determination with Full-Voltage-Range Retardation Curves

Abstract: We propose and experimentally verify a method to measure liquid-crystal-layer relative thickness distribution in a spatial light modulator (SLM). The thickness ratio corresponds to a scaling ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Holtzman, G.A., Hill, R.W. and Ball, K.S. (2000) Laminar Natural Convection in Isosceles Triangular Enclosures Heated from Below and Symmetrically Cooled from Above. Journal of ...

ABSTRACT: In this work, a numerical study of free convection in an isoceles porous triangular cavity with a partially heated horizontal base and cooled upper walls is analysed. The uniform heat source ...
Boston Herald

Tom Mulherin’s high school hockey crystal ball

Some might call it fun. Others might call it a gluttony for punishment. We call it the high school hockey crystal ball. Buckle up, Hockeyland. We’re back. We’ve waited too many months for the parity ...
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Gaze Into the World's Largest Crystal Ball...

Unlike the typical crystal ball used by a magician or fortune teller, this crystal ball weighs 106.75 pounds, is 12.9 inches in diameter, and is 242,323 carats. It is the largest flawless quartz ...