‘Out of many, one,’ says a US national motto. What does that push for unity mean today?

From its earliest days as a country, the diverse United States has aspired to unity. The founders emphasized unity as vital ...
IEEE

RO-LOAM: 3D Reference Object-based Trajectory and Map Optimization in LiDAR Odometry and Mapping

Abstract: We propose an extension to the LiDAR Odometry and Mapping framework (LOAM) that enables reference object-based trajectory and map optimization. Our approach assumes that the location and ...
IFLScience

"Major Anomaly" As Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Measured To Be Over 33 Billion Tons

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
Reuters

China brokers Palestinian unity deal, but doubts persist

Unity government would manage Palestinian affairs Few details or timeline given Factional enmities torpedoed previous unity efforts Israel dismisses deal, says Hamas rule in Gaza will be crushed Deal ...
InfoWorld

Does Java pass by reference or pass by value?

You might know that Java passes by value, but it helps to understand why. Here's what happens when you pass mutable and immutable object references in Java. Many programming languages allow passing ...
The Independent

This will change the way you think about women’s contributions to history

One of the most moving historical objects I have encountered was in the Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney. It was a small wooden box, which would have contained the possessions of an Irish orphan girl, ...
InfoWorld

Shallow and deep copy: Two ways to copy objects in Java

Copying objects is a common Java programming operation that has one serious trap. Here's how to avoid copying from an object reference and only copy the instance and values you want. Copying objects ...