This Manifest review contains spoilers. Manifest Season 2 Episode 6 It’s been awhile since Manifest went with the “passenger-of-the-week” formula, but the story of Finn Nowak and the family he didn’t know he had hit all the right emotional notes in “Return Trip.” When placed alongside the courtship of Olive and TJ, the overall narrative
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There’s so much to look forward to in our speculative fiction future. Here are some of the fantasy books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming… Join the Den of Geek Book Club! Top New Fantasy Books in February 2020 Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey Type: Novella Advertisement Publisher: Tor/Forge/Tor.com Release date: 2/4/20
It looks like Crash Bandicoot is about to enter the world of mobile gaming, with a new leak suggesting that an infinite runner game is in the works that will bring Activision’s iconic franchise onto phones round the globe. Of course, this is a tried and test route to turn a platforming character into a
IMAGE: This is the terahertz quantum cascade laser on its mounting. A pair of tweezers shows how small the device is. view more Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have made a breakthrough in the control of terahertz quantum cascade lasers, which could lead to the transmission of data at the rate of 100 gigabits per second
Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have created artificial atoms in silicon chips that offer improved stability for quantum computing. In a paper published today in Nature Communications, UNSW quantum computing researchers describe how they created artificial atoms in a silicon ‘quantum dot’, a tiny space in a quantum circuit where electrons are used as qubits
We’ll tell anyone who will listen about how much fun Legends of Tomorrow is. Far more than just a superhero show, and with a tone that is completely unique among its Arrowverse brethren, Legends of Tomorrow uses its time-hopping premise to its advantage, not only leaping into different time periods, but different concepts and tones,
There’s so much to look forward to in our speculative fiction future. Here are some of the science fiction books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming… Join the Den of Geek Book Club! Top New Science Fiction in February 2020 The Hidden Girl and Oher Stories by Ken Liu Type: Short Story Collection
As previously rumored, BioWare is planning a major overhaul of Anthem which will see the studio reconsider some of Anthem‘s core concepts as part of an extensive process. They also commented on the relative failures of the game thus far and the negative reception it has garnered. “One year ago, we were preparing to launch
IMAGE: Researchers have discovered that a material forms a DNA-like helix when reduced to a string of atoms, as seen by the pink line in this graphic, encapsulated in a nanotube…. view more Credit: Purdue University/Pai-Ying Liao Wearable tech and electronic cloth may be the way of the future, but to get there the wiring needs
IMAGE: With a small push, these deployable structures can go from flat to curved. view more Credit: Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS If you’ve ever opened an umbrella or set up a folding chair, you’ve used a deployable structure – an object that can transition from a compact state to an expanded one. You’ve probably noticed that such
IMAGE: Researchers discover that a material forms a DNA-like helix when reduced to a string of atoms, as seen by the pink line in this graphic, encapsulated in a nanotube. view more Credit: Photo Credit: Purdue University JingKai Qin and PaiYing Liao RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — A material from a rare earth element, tellurium, could
IMAGE: This is the measurement setup for the characterization of microbridges in a cryostat. view more Credit: Martin Wolff The development of a quantum computer that can solve problems, which classical computers can only solve with great effort or not at all – this is the goal currently being pursued by an ever-growing number of research
This Homeland review contains spoilers. Homeland Season 8 Episode 1 It’s been a long time since we last saw Carrie Mathison. The vigilant premium cable bulwark against terrorism, Russian espionage, and generally bad news has been on sabbatical for nearly two years since the season 7 cliffhanger revealed her mental state had been shattered by
Since the 1960s, the Juggernaut has always been a major part of the X-Men corner of Marvel. Even though – much like Dr. Doom – he’s one of those villains who can be plugged in against any hero, Juggernaut’s existence always comes back to his origins as Charles Xavier’s demented half-brother. Over the years, he’s
This article comes from Den of Geek UK and contains spoilers. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 7 Well, that was an odd one. The ‘next time’ teaser for “Can You Hear Me?,” which is one of those episodes that confounds reviewers by forcing them to insert random punctuation into the middle of sentences, didn’t give much
Like many superheroes, Daredevil has his story arcs where he goes against the status quo in an interesting way, only to bounce back sooner than later. He was married to a blind woman until she was written out of his books and Matt had to divorce her. He was in prison until he wasn’t. He
Robert Conrad, best known for his roles in the television series Hawaiian Eye, The Wild Wild West and Baa Baa Black Sheep, died of heart failure in Malibu, Calif., on Feb. 8, according to Variety. He was 84. “He lived a wonderfully long life and while the family is saddened by his passing, he will live forever
Dinesh Shamdasani, one of the people who helped make Valiant Comics’ rebirth in 2011 such a success, is back at it with a new comic company. For fans of his tenure with the Bloodshot publisher, this new venture is going to look familiar. Shamdasani and his team announced Bad Idea Comics, a new publisher with
The following contains spoilers for The Good Place series finale and Black Mirror‘s “San Junipero.” After four years (plus over 800 reboots and close to 3,000 Jeremy Bearimys) of fine-tuning the cosmic system to save humanity’s souls, The Good Place’s series finale “Whenever You’re Ready” confronted the unavoidable truth that even eternity needs an ending.
Chaos Walking, at first glance, may seem like just another YA novel adaptation in a field increasingly filled with failed, forgotten attempts. However, two of Hollywood’s hottest new names (riding under the Disney IP umbrella,) in current Spider-Man star Tom Holland and Star Wars sequel star Daisy Ridley are auspiciously joining forces to headline the
This Charmed review contains spoilers. Charmed Season 2, Episode 12 Charmed is missing the thing that is pivotal to it’s premise and the foundation on which it is built on: magic. There is nothing fantastical about the series; unfortunately, it lacks any of the wonder or excitement one would expect from a show where nearly
This article contains nothing but Birds of Prey spoilers. We have a spoiler-free review right here. Birds of Prey is the latest entry in Warner Bros.’ sprawling DCEU shared universe of superhero movies. It’s not just any superhero movie though. Birds of Prey offers up a female-led, female directed R-rated action romp through the grimy
The developers from Arc System Works have announced a huge new collection of their classic games. Bringing together 18 fondly remembered titles, the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle is set to launch on February 20th, 2020 for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The bundle will include some games that have come to North America
The following contains major spoilers for Locke & Key season 1. The selling point of Netflix’s Joe Hill comic adaptation Locke & Key isn’t all that mysterious. Like Ben Wyatt once said of the cones in Cones of Dunshire, Locke & Key is all about the keys. Locke & Key follows the Locke family as
Jay Garrick was the first Flash of the DC Universe. Debuting (appropriately enough) in the pages of Flash Comics #1 in 1939, he was a founding member of the first superhero team in history with the Justice Society of America, proved so popular he earned a solo book (with the quaintly 1940s title of All-Flash),
During a recent earnings call, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack revealed that World of Warcraft‘s subscriber count has doubled since the release of WoW Classic. “Given the content updates for modern WoW, and the cadence that we have for Classic, we exited our year with a subscriber base that was double what it was at
Sometimes the smallest of things lead to the biggest ideas. Case in point: Nano 2020, a University of Arizona-led initiative to develop curriculum and technology focused on educating students in the rapidly expanding field of nanotechnology. The five-year, multi-university project recently met its goal of creating globally relevant and implementable curricula and instructional technologies, to
Understanding the interactions between proteins and soap molecules (surfactants) has long been important for the industry, particularly within detergents and cosmetics. The anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is known to unfold globular proteins, while the nonionic surfactant octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E8) does the opposite, i.e. it helps proteins fold into shape again. For
IMAGE: This is Associate Professor Timothy Scott. view more Credit: Monash University An international research team have for the first time observed dynamic covalent oligomers mimicking the combination of complementary DNA strands, which could lead to exciting developments in electronics and the engineering of interfaces between prostheses and body tissue. The study by Associate Professor Timothy
IMAGE: With a new technique, MIT researchers can peel and stack thin films of metal oxides — chemical compounds that can be designed to have unique magnetic and electronic properties. The… view more Credit: Image: Felice Frankel At the heart of any electronic device is a cold, hard computer chip, covered in a miniature city of