IMAGE: Near-infrared image of nanosheets taken from a plant. view more Credit: University of Goettingen Egyptian blue is one of the oldest manmade colour pigments. It adorns, for instance, the crown of the world famous bust of Nefertiti. But the pigment can do even more. An international research team led by Dr Sebastian Kruss from the
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In an interesting addition to the anti-Jedi sentiment displayed by some members of the public at the end of season six, Trace lays out her concerns. Jedi “start wars, police people,” and don’t bother to help the people suffering right under their feet on Coruscant. This has been on display throughout the show, with Jedi
Diamond Comic Distributors announced on Thursday that it would push Free Comic Book Day, the annual celebration of comic books and the local shops that sell them, back to an undetermined point in the summer because of the COVID-19 epidemic. “The severity and timing of the impact of the COVID-19 virus can’t be predicted with
Evo’s statement resembles one made by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) two weeks ago before it decided to cancel E3 2020, gaming’s biggest trade show, last week. The 2020 Game Developers Conference was also postponed from March to the summer, although it remains to be seen if the organizers will actually be able to put
Game of Thrones’ divisive series finale is nearly a year old now, having premiered—ten months ago to the day—on May 19, 2019. As sobering as that may be in a “time flies” kind of way, it has allowed everyone to objectively reflect on things. Indeed, now that the smoke and ash has cleared from our
Ram V had been announced some time ago as taking over solo writing duties as of Justice League Dark #21. He is, if you’ll remember, the writer behind one of my favorite surprises of 2019, These Savage Shores. He’s an inventive and thoughtful storyteller, making him an ideal match for DC’s supernatural world. I was
You can also move your units in any order you want rather than follow a rigid turn order determined by the initiative queue. Wasteland 2 fans will recognize this as a big change to the combat. In Wasteland 3, the turn-based system feels fluid, dynamic, and balanced. Range of movement and attack is displayed clearly
IMAGE: The research group “Ultrafast Nano-Optics ” at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, investigates processes in the nanoworld using lasers that emit extremely short flashes of light. view more Credit: University of Oldenburg Tiny particles composed of metals and semiconductors could serve as light sources in components of future optical computers, as they are able to
IMAGE: Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) image of a self-assembly of triangular molecules on a silver surface. The repeated pattern (half of a pattern is indicated in yellow) has a size… view more Credit: Manuel Gruber and Torben Jasper-Toennies Most technical functional units are built bit by bit according to a well-designed construction plan. The components are
IMAGE: Left: The red circles indicate where samples were taken. The team avoided sampling from the central part of the portrait. The areas noninvasively examined via X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy are… view more Credit: Nikolay Simonenko et al./Heritage Science Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of
Automated Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) controlled by artificial intelligence First demonstration of fully autonomous, long-term SPM operation An Australian-German collaboration has demonstrated fully-autonomous SPM operation, applying artificial intelligence and deep learning to remove the need for constant human supervision. The new system, dubbed DeepSPM, bridges the gap between nanoscience, automation and artificial intelligence (AI), and
The same can’t be said of the much maligned Hyman, who has nevertheless always been good for a bit of meta-humor. With Plum presumably not skilled enough in Traveling to take the group to Vancouver, Penny’s decision to return the pervert ghost to his body provided an enjoyable exploration of the ups and downs of
Unfortunately, one of Ori and the Blind Forest’s best quirks is missing from the sequel. Ori’s ability to save anywhere, once a selling point, is now gone—and why shouldn’t it be? In the last five years, games have mostly shed any emphasis on manual saves, either doing it automatically as Will of the Wisps does
Before season 2, Westworld composer Ramin Djawadi (who also did the music for Game of Thrones) spoke to Pitchfork about the process of developing the Westworld soundtrack over the last few years. Djawadi was working on Person of Interest with Jonah Nolan when Nolan pulled him aside and asked if he would be interested in doing the music
Echo has been revealed as Overwatch‘s 32nd hero in a new trailer that teases her arrival to Blizzard’s competitive first-person shooter. Blizzard didn’t share any details regarding the hero’s abilities or stats, but it’s expected the developer will roll out that information in the coming weeks. The omnic — the Overwatch universe’s version of a
IMAGE: Professor Kim and his researcher demonstrate recyclable nano-fiber filter for mask. view more Credit: KAIST Wearing a face mask is a common sight in Korea during the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the overwhelming demand, last week the government started to ration two masks per person per week, as a drastic measure to address the supply
To control flowering and fruit ripening, plants release the gaseous hormone ethylene. Environmental conditions, including drought, salinity and pathogens, can also cause levels of the hormone to fluctuate. Therefore, monitoring ethylene’s release in real time could provide a farmer with important information about a plant’s development and health. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science
IMAGE: This film derived from fish scales could someday be used in flexible electronic devices. view more Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09880 Flexible temporary electronic displays may one day make it possible to sport a glowing tattoo or check a reading, like that of a stopwatch, directly on the skin. In its current
While Ray talks the gang through a heist plan, Charlie just walks over to the producer and yoinks the ring, leaving both crews more than half an episode to turn into bachelor/ette parties. The ladies make it rain on a nice young fireman on the ship, while the guys and Charlie get morose and loaded
While we went hands-on with the new expansion, the Demon Hunter class, and many of the new cards, we can’t share details regarding all of the new cards just yet, but we can say that each class (aside from the Demon Hunter class) will get new Legendary class cards known as Primes. Primes assume one
Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode 9: Bad Choice Road In the wake of Jimmy’s traumatic misadventure, Kim takes stock of what is important; Jimmy attempts to return to business as usual, but it’s more difficult than anticipated; Gus and Mike set a plan in motion. air date: 4/13/2020 Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode
[embedded content] Interestingly, Hearthstone’s Priest class is also set to receive a fairly significant overhaul as part of the Year of the Phoenix update. This overhaul will see certain Priest cards removed from the game’s standard mode of play and be replaced with new cards. Other Priest cards are being reworked entirely. Blizzard hopes that
The real target of Brattle’s plan is the brewery. Brattle already knew that Jake was using the space for private means, so he stages the blackout so he can orchestrate a fire at the brewery while the police are tied up elsewhere. Brattle knows that Spivey’s reputation won’t be able to recover after police find
Franchise, likewise, is about the same, although there’s one clear new addition that could excite some players. You can now create custom teams to take the place of the Miami Marlins or Texas Rangers, or any of the other 28 teams. In practice, that means changing the team name and colors, as well as creating
The cast and crew have been urged to “not report to the set or to the studio without the express permission of your supervisor.” Indeed, the halting of production will not only keep them safe and stem the possibility of spreading the virus in its 10-day symptom dormancy, but also ease the impact that the
An update from 343 Industries suggests that the PC version of Halo 2, available as part of the PC port of the Master Chief Collection, may go into testing as early as the end of this month. “Many of you already know this, but Halo 2 and Halo 2: Anniversary are now on deck for
IMAGE: Upon a request of an industrial partner, the scientific group from the Polytechnic University printed the fan blade with a height of half a meter and a weight of almost… view more Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Engineers of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) are developing the wire and arc additive
It is well-known canon that Principal Skinner was a POW during the Vietnam War, and his first reaction to the crisis makes sense. He pees his pants, which is the event to start the panic. Ned saves the day, throwing himself on the grenade, but the fallout is oddly scattered. Kirk Van Houten, Millhouse’s dad,
Cosmos has been around since 1980, and the optimistic tone of both the late Carl Sagan’s show and the current iteration hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson has been the hallmark of the series. In its effort to make science more accessible and more inspirational to the average viewer, Cosmos: Possible Worlds has taken us on
Yet despite all of that I’m still coming out mostly in favor of this episode. Why? Because it has that essential Power Rangers building block. The one that helps even the most divisive episode become memorable. Let’s talk about “Trouble by the Slice” again. I know, seems like an odd time to bring up one