IMAGE: A schematic diagram of Cu2O-Mn3O4-NiO ternary nanocomposites preparation process. Compared with the traditional hydrothermal method, the materials prepared by electrospinning are nanostructure, which improved the electron transport capacity and the… view more Credit: Author In a paper published in NANO, a group of researchers from Jiangsu University of Technology, China have developed novel Cu2O-Mn3O4-NiO ternary
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In a report published in NANO, a team of researchers from Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, China have developed N-doped carbon encapsulated transition metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER) to optimize performance of zinc-air batteries. Three-dimensional porous graphene-like carbon layer encapsulated Fe/Fe3C (Fe@NCG) was prepared by pyrolysis of
Ghost of Tsushima is the latest first-party AAA exclusive for the PlayStation 4, and like The Last of Us Part 2 before it, it’s receiving plenty of critical praise for its depiction of Japanese culture and art as well as its homage of classic samurai stories, including the movies of film auteur Akira Kurosawa. On
If you were concerned about there being a content drought in August due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down Hollywood, you were…absolutely right in those concerns. For its new releases in August 2020, Hulu is following Apple, Disney, and even Peacock’s lead in taking things nice and slowly. The vast majority of the notable offerings
To borrow a phrase, when it came to Star Trek circa 1980-1981, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” On the one hand, the arrival of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979 had proven that audiences would show up for the big screen adaptation of a cult TV series
“Nothing will stop The New Mutants,” reads the tag line in the new trailer for the delays-dealt Marvel movie. It’s a defiant statement that seems to address the absurd awkwardness endured by the 2017-shot film in its seemingly interminable quest to reach a release. Yet, the trailer in question also signals a crucial promotional stop:
Microsoft has confirmed that they are ceasing production of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-digital edition ahead of the release of the next-gen Xbox Series X. “As we ramp into the future with Xbox Series X, we’re taking the natural step of stopping production on Xbox One X and Xbox One S
Red Dead Online players have started dressing up like clowns as part of an ongoing call for developer Rockstar Games to address concerns regarding a lack of updates to Red Dead Redemption 2‘s online mode. This story starts last December when Rockstar released a Red Dead Online update called Moonshiners. The update was generally well-received
IMAGE: New membrane technology could reduce carbon emissions and energy intensity associated with refining crude oil. Georgia Tech Associate Professor Ryan Lively shows a module containing the new membrane material, while… view more Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech New membrane technology developed by a team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Imperial College London,
IMAGE: Nano-[2]catenane, nano-[5]catenane and nano-poly[22]catenane view more Credit: Politecnico di Torino The “nanolimpiad”, as the complex structure of self-assembled links has been named, looks like the five Olympic Rings and may become the source of new polymeric materials with innovative properties. A collaboration of research groups from Japan (Chiba University), Italy (Politecnico di Torino), Switzerland (SUPSI)
IMAGE: (a) Adsorbed CO2 molecules on graphene sensor (b) van der Waals (vdW) interaction between adsorbed molecules and graphene at zero electric field (c) vdW interaction between adsorbed molecules and graphene… view more Credit: JAIST Monolayer graphene, an atomic-layer thick sheet of carbon has found immense applications in diverse fields including chemical sensors, detecting single molecule
IMAGE: A tele-meeting with the results: from left, William J. Munro, Nicolò Lo Piparo, Kae Nemoto, Michael Hanks, and Claude Gravel. view more Credit: Kae Nemoto, Global Research Center for Quantum Information Science, the National Institute of Informatics in Japan The quantum realm holds the key to the next revolution in communication technology as we know
IMAGE: The arrows point to titanium dioxide nanocrystals lighting up and blinking (left) and then fading (right). view more Credit: Tewodros Asefa and Eliska Mikmekova Imagine tiny crystals that “blink” like fireflies and can convert carbon dioxide, a key cause of climate change, into fuels. A Rutgers-led team has created ultra-small titanium dioxide crystals that exhibit
This THE 100 review contains spoilers The 100 Season 7 Episode 9 This episode backfills Octavia, Diyoza, Hope, and Echo’s experience with the Disciples that led to their dramatic entrance/reveal in the stone room with Clarke in the previous episode. It turns out that the reason Hope was missing is that she didn’t pass the training and
This review contains spoilers for Agents of SHIELD. Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 8 Agents of SHIELD proves time and time again that it knows how to pair its well-developed characters to great effect, and this week’s May and Yoyo outing serves as a great counterpoint to last week’s goofier adventures of Mack and
Australian thriller The Secrets She Keeps, currently airing on BBC One and iPlayer, takes the audience to a very dark place says Laura Carmichael. Her character Agatha, a supermarket worker who befriends a pregnant blogger, ‘does such unbelievable things, the most irresponsible things’ driven ‘by the impulse of motherhood’. Building a crime thriller around that
IMAGE: A graphic showing how shrinking a material down to thicknesses of just a few nanometers can disrupt its atomic bonds. view more Credit: Kapteyn/Murnane Group/JILA University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell. The team,
This Star Wars article contains spoilers. The Clone Wars has had a long life. From its debut in 2008 to its conclusion in 2020, the animated series expanded the Star Wars Prequel era with fewer jokes and more of the titular war. And while the final season just bowed on Disney+ earlier this year, it
Jon Hamm is set to make a new advertising pitch, one that will see him taking on the deadpan, stumble-bumming 1980s-era comedy mantle of Chevy Chase with a reboot of Fletch. Miramax has announced its development of a new Fletch movie, which will see star Hamm co-produce with the studio. The film will be a
The following contains spoilers for Psych 2: Lassie Come Home. As fun as 2017’s Psych: The Movie was, its 2020 sequel Psych 2: Lassie Come Home will likely supplant it in Psych-Os’ hearts, because it’s got 500% more Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson). But how does it stack up to its predecessor in terms of Psych
In the movie “Ant-Man,” the title character can shrink in size and travel by soaring on the back of an insect. Now researchers at the University of Washington have developed a tiny wireless steerable camera that can also ride aboard an insect, giving everyone a chance to see an Ant-Man view of the world. The
In the summer, many people enjoy walks along the beach looking for seashells. Among the most prized are those that contain iridescent mother of pearl (also known as nacre) inside. But many beachcombers would be surprised to learn that shimmery nacre is one of nature’s strongest, most resilient materials. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano
Mobile phones and other electronic devices made from an organic material that is thin, bendable and more powerful are now a step closer thanks to new research led by scientists at The Australian University (ANU). Lead researchers Dr Ankur Sharma and Associate Professor Larry Lu say it would help create the next generation of ultra-fast
IMAGE: The optical pliers next to the mandibles of a Formica polyctena ant for comparison (composite scanning electron microscope (SEM) image with added colors). The two jaws (red) close when light… view more Credit: Source: UW Physics Researchers at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, used the liquid crystal elastomer technology to demonstrate a series
IMAGE: WTe2 Josephson junction: Green slabs are layers of WTe2, orange bars are niobium electrodes, and red and blue lines denote spin up and spin down electrodes traveling on two hinges… view more Credit: Gil-Ho Lee (POSTECH) Over the last decade, the field of condensed matter physics has experienced a golden age with the discovery of
IMAGE: A graphic of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. view more Credit: UC San Diego From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies into the frontlines and the headlines. Nanoengineers at UC San Diego detail the current approaches to COVID-19
Stadia has been out for almost a year now and Google continues to improve and add new titles to the cloud gaming service. During its July 2020 Connect broadcast, Google announced quite a few things coming to Stadia in the next few months. New games and features were highlighted in the 18-minute announcement video. Among
Warning: contains spoilers for the I May Destroy You finale Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You is a tour de force creation of laser-focused storytelling. A creator working at the current height (but clearly not yet the apex) of her power, Coel’s take on trauma and consent is the kind of prestige exploration that only
This article contains Stargirl spoilers. Stargirl continues to deliver some of the deepest cuts in DC Universe TV history to fans each week. Not only that, it does it with not a hint of irony about it, even when it’s presenting characters who, to modern eyes, might appear a little bit hokey if presented in
IMAGE: A schematic showing lithium battery with the new carbon nanotube architecture for the anode view more Credit: Juran Noh/Texas A&M University College of Engineering Cell phone batteries often heat up and, at times, can burst into flames. In most cases, the culprit behind such incidents can be traced back to lithium batteries. Despite providing long-lasting