Intense lab research

The clock on the wall read 2:37 AM, but the energy in Eleanor's private lab was electric. Holographic displays flickered with complex schematics while 3D printers hummed softly in the background. In the center of it all, Eleanor and Shane hunched over a workbench, their eyes bright with excitement despite the late hour.

"If we recalibrate the quantum processor here," Eleanor said, pointing to a tiny component on the device before them, "we should be able to increase the processing power tenfold."

Shane nodded enthusiastically, already reaching for a micro-tool. "Brilliant! And if we couple that with the new cooling system we developed last week..."

"We could push it even further," Eleanor finished, a grin spreading across her face. "Shane, I think we're on the verge of something revolutionary here."