Word: chipping
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Before heading to Stanford law school, David (Chip) Reese, widely considered the best all-around poker player in the world, visited Las Vegas, turned his $400 into $66,000, and discovered his true calling. Famously even-tempered, the Dartmouth graduate went on to earn millions in private high-stakes games and won the World Series of Poker three times. Reese, who valued his family more than tournament play, once left a table where he was losing by $700,000 to attend his son's Little League game. His secret: denial. "If you think about the money and what it means...
Capasso has expanded upon the Quantum Cascade Laser that debuted in 1994 by combining an array of multiple lasers emitting light of varying wavelengths in a tiny, more portable chip...
Take the dime in your wallet. Now imagine a chip no larger than a fraction of that coin that can detect the faintest traces of thousands of different chemicals, using over 32 different infrared light-emitting lasers...
...That chip, the brainchild of applied physics professor Federico Capasso, has seemingly limitless applications—in areas ranging from medicine to intelligence gathering...
...Pusar, Harvard took the lead back at 45-43, and two buckets by Harris stretched it to 49-43. Then Lehigh scored the next seven points, including five from Hall, to regain the lead with 7:44 left to play. Sophomore guard Dan McGeary connected from downtown to chip away at the lead, but the home team did not let Harvard catch up for the rest of play. In the final five minutes, the Mountain Hawks sunk eight free throws and extended their advantage to 11 points. Harris fouled out for the second time in as many games, and Harvard...