Infrared sensors gain sensitivity with ultra-thin lens for fire and threat monitoring

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive method for detecting hotspots in the environment, such as bushfires or military ...
Yahoo

It’s a small world after all: Local model train hobbyists show off their creativity, as tedious as it can be

Frees City was a blip among the vast nation of dioramas that populate the Fairgrounds this weekend for the Great New York ...

Driverless freight trains on Southern California rails? This L.A. startup is already testing them

Parallel Systems, a Los Angeles-based company that launched in 2020, is developing an autonomous, battery-powered train to ...
Trains

Startup company targets blocked crossings with sensor network

Oculus Rail, a startup company based in Norfolk, Va., wants to cure a railroad headache: Frequently blocked grade crossings ...
Yahoo

Lewis County Model Railroad Club Swap Meet and Train Show returns to SWW Fairgrounds this weekend

Oct. 17—Model train enthusiasts young and old are invited to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds this weekend as the annual autumn Lewis County Model Railroad Club Train Show and Swap Meet returns to ...
WEAU

Train Show bringing model train enthusiasts together in Eau Claire

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Those who take up model trains as a hobby met up at the YMCA Indoor Sports Center in Eau Claire Saturday. The event itself features more than twenty vendors in the industry.
MLive

Tour a living museum in Southeast Michigan by steam train or Model T

DEARBORN, MI – A living, breathing museum in Metro Detroit transports visitors through more than two centuries of American history. Located just outside the city of Detroit, Greenfield Village was ...
WIBW

Topeka offers model train show, in a train station

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Model Railroaders are on track for their next show, and train fans of all ages will love what they have planned. The fourth annual Train Show and Swap Meet is ...
LancasterOnline

Tour 5 garden railroads near Lancaster County, including a mini Reading Railroad [photos, video]

Doug Connelly took a long look a few years ago when he saw a next-door neighbor winding an old garden hose around the backyard. That garden hose marked the path of his neighbor Frank Stellar’s grand ...
TheWrap

What Happened to Lionsgate’s Splashy Plan to Make AI Movies With Runway? It’s Complicated | Exclusive

A year ago, Lionsgate and Runway, an artificial intelligence startup, unveiled a groundbreaking partnership to train the studio’s library of films with the ultimate goal of creating shows and movies ...
Wired

Distillation Can Make AI Models Smaller and Cheaper

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a chatbot earlier this year called R1, which drew a huge amount of attention. Most of it ...
Los Angeles Magazine

All Aboard! Train Festival Returns to Union Station

Union Station’s beloved Train Festival is back by popular demand this weekend, running Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is free, with programming for the whole family. Visitors can ...