IMAGE: Nanostructur porous titanium oxide thin film (TiOx) deposited on the plastic (PI: polyimide) substrate. view more Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan – Many common household items and devices have a coating that improves performance. For example, the thin Teflon coating on cookware helps prevent food from sticking to the surface. However, it’s difficult to prepare–at
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It was announced last month that Ruby Rose would make a shock exit from Batwoman after the actress had inhabited the role of Kate Kane for just one season on The CW series. Now, it’s been confirmed that the team behind the show have decided to create a new lead character for Season 2. As
IMAGE: This illustration represents spin relaxation due to the coupling with lattice vibrations, as predicted from fully quantum-mechanical calculations. view more Credit: Xinran Dongfang Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a theoretical foundation and new computational tools for predicting a material’s spin dynamics, a key property for building solid-state quantum computing platforms and other applications
Researchers from Monash University and the CSIRO have set a record for carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) using technology that resembles a sponge filled with tiny magnets. Using a Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) nanocomposite that can be regenerated with remarkable speed and low energy cost, researchers have developed sponge-like technology that can capture carbon
The wait between Rick and Morty season 3 and season 4 took somewhere between forever and forever and a half. Or at least that’s what it felt like in the moment. In reality, the delay ended up being just over two full years. That’s a unit of time that “A Song of Ice and Fire”,
Hardspace: Shipbreaker, a new sci-fi puzzler from Canadian studio Blackbird Interactive, is the story of a worker, who, in order to escape a miserable existence on a resource-depleted Earth, applies to work at Lynx, a spaceship salvage mega-corporation. But the promise of a better life in space is a lie. In the opening moments of
IMAGE: The black and white phase microscope image above helped UCI researchers identify where the squid reflectin protein nanostructures were present in human cells (dark regions, with some indicated by white… view more Credit: Atouli Chatterjee / UC Irvine, Calif., June 2, 2020 — Octopuses, squids and other sea creatures can perform a disappearing act by
A mutation unique to certain cancer tumors is a potential homing beacon for safely deploying CRISPR gene editing enzymes to disarm DNA that makes cancer cells resistant to treatment, while ignoring the gene in normal cells where it’s critical to healthy function, according to a new study from ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute in the journal
HOUSTON – (June 2, 2020) – Boron nitride nanotubes are anything but boring, according to Rice University scientists who have found a way to watch how they move in liquids. The researchers’ method to study the real-time dynamics of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) allowed them to confirm, for the first time, that Brownian motion of
IMAGE: Design concept of and fabrication procedures for the 3D scatterer view more Credit: KAIST Researchers have developed a new easy-to-use smart optical film technology that allows smart window devices to autonomously switch between transparent and opaque states in response to the surrounding light conditions. The proposed 3D hybrid nanocomposite film with a highly periodic network
IMAGE: The structure of the molecular switch. view more Credit: Dr Kunal Mali, KU Leuven Computer hard drives of the future could be made up of smart molecules. Researchers have discovered a single molecule ‘switch’ that can act like a transistor and offers the potential to store binary information – such as the 1s and 0s
IMAGE: Structure of stretchable color sheets and color change with stretching and contracting. view more Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A joint research team of Hayato Kumagai in the latter half of the doctoral course and Kazuhiro Takahashi, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering of
IMAGE: The NUS research team behind the novel electronic material is led by Assistant Professor Benjamin Tee (centre). With him are two team members: Mr Wang Guanxiang (left), who is holding… view more Credit: National University of Singapore Imagine a flexible digital screen that heals itself when it cracks, or a light-emitting robot that locates survivors
It’s time to check out what Disney+ UK has planned for June! Last month, the streaming service added Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as its centrepiece, and this month will see the arrival of a first-look premiere in Kenneth Branagh’s new family film Artemis Fowl, which has skipped its cinema release and landed on
In a post on Xbox Wire, Jason Ronald, Director of Program Management for Xbox Series X, shed some light on Microsoft’s ambitious next-gen backward compatibility plans. “With more than 100,000 hours of playtesting already completed, thousands of games are already playable on Xbox Series X today, from the biggest blockbusters to cult classics and fan
IMAGE: Lehigh University materials science and engineering professor Christopher J. Kiely has been elected as a Fellow of the Microanalysis Society. view more Credit: Lehigh University Christopher J. Kiely, the Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected as a
Through four seasons, the world of Rick and Morty has grown to absurd proportions. The show spans multiple planets, galaxies, timelines, and multiverses, meaning there’s always an opportunity to meet strange new people and creatures. As such, Rick and Morty’s voice cast has grown along with the adventures of its titular pair. While co-creator Justin
Just days after the company announced that it planned to unveil the games coming to the PlayStation 5 in a special digital showcase, Sony has decided to postpone the event to a later date in support of the protests against police brutality happening in many cities across the US. “We have decided to postpone the
IMAGE: Graphene flakes are grown on silicon nanowires to achieve superior conductivity. view more Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering A team led by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has created a new technology that enhances scientists’ ability to communicate with neural cells using light. Tzahi Cohen-Karni, associate professor of biomedical engineering and materials science
Carbon nanotube transistors are a step closer to commercial reality, now that MIT researchers have demonstrated that the devices can be made swiftly in commercial facilities, with the same equipment used to manufacture the silicon-based transistors that are the backbone of today’s computing industry. Carbon nanotube field-effect transistors or CNFETs are more energy-efficient than silicon
IMAGE: Scientist works on Atomic Layer Deposition equipment view more Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) approached the creation of a solid-state thin-film battery for miniature devices and sensors. The results of the study were published in the special issue dedicated to improved materials for lithium
Another month of avoiding social contact lies ahead, which means our old pal Netflix is likely to keep us company a little more than usual in the warm month of June. If you’re planning to close the curtains, pop the popcorn and binge until you can’t feel feelings anymore, the streaming service will certainly have
SNK’s go-to business practice these days is to release its extensive Neo Geo library on any system that will take it for a few bucks a title. Back in the day, having an arcade-perfect Fatal Fury game at your fingertips would cost you a couple of hundred dollars. Now you can get pretty much any
Although its future was often in doubt season to season, Agents of SHIELD season 7 was a sure thing right from the start as ABC renewed the series for two shortened seasons shortly after the end of season five. With the introduction of another time travel storyline — this time to past — the fact that
Outriders is a new sci-fi game from Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly. The game tells the story of a human ship that was launched in May of 2076 on a mission to colonize the planet Enoch, the last hope for the people of Earth. But when humanity arrives on this new, mysterious planet, the team soon discovers
The news that The Order season 2 was assured on Netflix was almost certainly welcome for those viewers who were wondering what would happen to the Knights of St. Christopher werewolves after the events of the season finale. Fortunately, the show returns this summer, and lead actors Sarah Grey and Jake Manley are on board
This article is sponsored by NordVPN. Sign up now for their 3-year plan for just $3.49 a month. If you’ve been keeping up with tech innovations over the years, then you probably know about virtual private networks. VPNs essentially offer what their name promises: a private network you can use to browse the internet. VPNs
HBO Max has officially entered the streaming wars and while it brings with it an impressive library of content—both old and new—it’s also realized how important a decent anime selection is to users. Warner Brothers has ties with companies like Studio Ghibli and anime specialty services like Crunchyroll, which they’re able to pull from for
A report by Eurogamer reveals that Sony has initiated a new policy regarding the PS5 compatibility of PS4 games which may also impact the PS5 compatibility of games like The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima. The basic terms of this agreement are really quite simple. Any PS4 games which are submitted
This The 100 article contains spoilers through Season 7, Episode 2. The warrior formally known as Skairippa and Blodraina showed viewers a very different side in the most recent episode of The 100, with Octavia Blake becoming a mom, albeit through the kind of unconventional means that could only be possible on the CW’s post-apocalyptic