PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python.

When I was a kid, I was interested in a number of professions that are now either outdated, or have changed completely. One ...

Stephen Engelberg was the founding managing editor of ProPublica from 2008-2012 and became editor in chief on Jan. 1, 2013. He came to ProPublica from The Oregonian in Portland, where he had been a ...

Figures of merit for single-photon detectors. The most widely quoted figure of merit for photodetectors is the noise equivalent power (NEP)24, and this has proved useful for optical power measurements ...

A laser is usually constructed from two basic elements: a material that provides optical gain through stimulated emission and an optical cavity that partially traps the light. When the total gain in ...