unlock

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By integrating metasurface optics directly into the detector itself, the researchers demonstrate how advances in quantum physics and materials engineering can help unlock the full potential of terahertz technology.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The bulk of the money - €10bn - comes from a Covid-19 recovery fund that Magyar's team has been in a race to unlock before an August deadline.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“How the company manages that is going to be critical because there’s never been this amount of unlock at one time.”

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

SpaceX also aspires to refuel Starships in orbit, which would unlock the potential for many of the company’s—and Musk’s—more far-flung goals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

While he went behind the counter to unlock the cash register, I walked over to the rack where the tablets and pencils were.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns