Month: February 2020

IMAGE: Interferometric Scattering Microscopy (iSCAT) enables fast 3D tracking of individual gold nanoparticle-labelled proteins upon the dynamic terrain of the live cell membrane. view more  Credit: Drawing depicting the landscape of a cell surface with a gold nanoparticle tracing courtesy of Richard Taylor. SAN DIEGO, CA – The piece of gold that Richard Taylor was thrilled
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IMAGE: This technique enables evaluating the quantum efficiency of luminescence or chemical energy conversion. view more  Credit: Professor Eiji Tokunaga Conversion of energy is a constant process but measuring the efficiency of this conversion is not an easy task. Quantifying the heat emission of the object that absorbs energy has been proven to be a good
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IMAGE: The device is made from off-the-shelf smartphone components, which generate sound waves at extremely high frequencies–ranging from 100 million to 10 billion hertz. In phones, these devices are used mainly… view more  Credit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed an ultrasound-emitting device that brings lithium metal
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This Manifest review contains spoilers. Manifest Season 2 Episode 7 The culmination of weeks of buildup surrounding the mystery of the altered Flight 828 vision didn’t exactly pay off the way we expected, but the surprises elsewhere in this week’s episode of Manifest added to the overall hype. The question becomes: were the big reveals
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The best zombie stories always provide a mix of unrepentant storytelling, over the top gore, and psychologically screwed up moral choices for the characters — think the zombie baby in Dawn of the Dead, or pick a moment at random from The Walking Dead.  DC Comics’ zombie thriller DCeased had its fair share of those psychological moments, including
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Two of Blizzard’s biggest franchises, Overwatch and Diablo, could be getting the animated series treatment, according to information revealed by Nick Van Dyk, the president of Activision Blizzard Studios, on LinkedIn. On his resume, Dyk confirmed that he worked on both animated series — an Overwatch cartoon and a Diablo anime, the latter of which
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IMAGE: Graphic image of a thin film of protein nanowires generating electricity from atmospheric humidity. UMass Amherst researchers say the device can literally make electricity out of thin air. view more  Credit: UMass Amherst/Yao and Lovley labs AMHERST, Mass. – Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein
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IMAGE: A new bendable supercapacitor made from graphene, which charges quickly and safely stores a record-high level of energy for use over a long period. view more  Credit: Dr Zhuangnan Li (UCL) While at the proof-of-concept stage, it shows enormous potential as a portable power supply in several practical applications including electric vehicles, phones and wearable
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Kevin Smith’s animated He-Man reboot for Netflix, Masters of the Universe: Revelation is coming closer to reality. The series, which was announced back in August, will pick up the story from the original Filmation He-Man and the Masters of the Universe animated series years later, basically taking the Creed/The Force Awakens/Jurassic World approach with its
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MAD Magazine is taking on the small screen in their upcoming MAD Issue #12, “MAD Screens TV,” and – SPOILER ALERT – the magazine spoofs all comers. From nostalgic parodies of classic sit-com M*A*S*H and educational series Sesame Street to sendups of contemporary programming, like RuPaul’s Drag Race shows, America’s longest-running humor magazine finds reasons
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This Batwoman review contains spoilers.  Batwoman Episode 12 Kate Kane was finally forced to make the real-world, tangible version of the choice she’s been turning over in her mind since she figured out Alice’s identity: does she save who Alice is, or who she might become? After another short hiatus, Batwoman returned to find Kate reckoning with
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It looks like the timeline of the DC Universe, and the scope of DC continuity as a whole is about to undergo some seismic changes. To give readers a better picture of what the new DC Universe timeline looks like, DC Comics will tell their complete superheroic history with a Free Comic Book Day one-shot followed
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This Outlander review contains spoilers. The episode has been released early exclusively to Starz subscribers on the Starz app and Starz On Demand. It will air on Starz on Sunday at 8pm ET. Outlander Season 5, Episode 1 “The Fiery Cross” kicks off Season 5 by successfully building the contrast between settled family life on Frasers’
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Remedy, the studio behind games such as Alan Wake, Max Payne, and Control, has confirmed that they are working on three new projects, one of which is described as a live service game.  We already know that the first game is a single-player campaign for CrossFireX. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, don’t be surprised. The
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Bosch Season 7 has been announced by Amazon with the confirmation of a finish line set for the Titus Welliver-starring modern noir detective show, which launched back in 2014 as one of Amazon’s very first original offerings. The preemptive season renewal for Bosch, which is currently on deck for a Season 6 premiere sometime this
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The Nacelle Company, the studio responsible for the popular Netflix series The Toys That Made Us and The Movies That Made Us has announced a partnership with Cavegirl Productions and X-Ray Films which will see them produce a documentary about Magic: The Gathering.  “We’re honored to be producing this documentary, which is sure to introduce the iconic game to
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IMAGE: Upper panel: schematic of single-molecule imaging of dynein motion, lower panel: typical trajectory. view more  Credit: NINS/IMS The smallest proteins travel in our cells, completing deeply important tasks to keep our molecular mechanisms moving. They are responsible for transporting cargo, duplicating cells and more. Now, a research team based in Japan has uncovered more about
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