AMES, Iowa – Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure more of the stresses and strains on materials under high pressures. As the researchers reported in the journal Science, that matters because, “Pressure alters the physical, chemical and electronic properties of matter.” Understanding those changes could lead to new materials or new
Physicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute for High Pressure Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have used computer modeling to refine the melting curve of graphite that has been studied for over 100 years, with inconsistent findings. They also found that graphene “melting” is in fact sublimation. The
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers. The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 11 The Simpsons, season 31, episode 11, “Hail to the Teeth,” turns Lisa’s frown upside down, Arty Ziff’s bride inside out and teaches a valuable lesson. We should smile, whether our teeth are aching or our ideals are breaking, because when the world smiles with you, it also
The Witcher may not have been a favorite of the reviewer elsewhere on the site, but it quickly became a favorite here on the podcast as we delved deeper into the three central characters of the show: Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri. The show may be based on a series of novels and short stories from
This Dracula review contains spoilers. It originally appeared on Den of Geek UK. Dracula Episode 3 If Dracula hadn’t ended his own life, I might have done it for him. Anything to get off this finale’s spinning carousel of orphaned plot threads, hand-wavy explanations and charmless characters. After a supremely entertaining start and a boldly reinvented middle, Dracula screamed
This Avenue 5 review contains no spoilers. Set your phasers on fun when you watch Armando Iannucci’s new HBO series Avenue 5. While it may not be quite the replacement for Veep as it intends, it is as effectively improved over “Avenue 3” as Plan 9 from Outer Space was better than the previous eight plans which
Hunters, an upcoming thriller series from Amazon, already has two undeniably good things going for it: An executive producer in Jordan Peele and a star in Al Pacino. Get Out and Us director Peele executive-produces Hunters, which is described as a “vengeance-driven Nazi hunting series,” set to arrive on Amazon Prime Video with a 10-episode
Monash University researchers have developed the world’s most efficient lithium-sulphur battery, capable of powering a smartphone for five continuous days. Prototype cells have been developed in Germany. Further testing in cars and solar grids to take place in Australia in 2020. Researchers have a filed patent on the manufacturing process, and will capture a large
Killing Eve Season 4 is officially happening! Oh, don’t worry, you didn’t miss Season 3. That’s still set to premiere on BBC America sometime this spring. However, the irreverently twisted crime series – a cross-continental offering that airs on BBC America and AMC in the U.S. – has nevertheless scored a preemptive fourth season renewal,
Blindspot, NBC’s inventive crime drama, appeared to be on the verge of solving its last tattoo case. – At least, that’s what the network’s move of pulling the show from its schedule signalled. However, in a surprising development, NBC has ordered a fifth season of Blindspot, which will serve as its last. NBC’s renewal for Blindspot season
“A fairy tale has a way of getting into your head,” promises the new Gretel & Hansel trailer. “Even before you hear it.” Directed by Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House), the upcoming adaptation of the classic cautionary story from the Brothers Grimm looks like it
Researchers at Columbia University and University of California, San Diego, have introduced a novel “multi-messenger” approach to quantum physics that signifies a technological leap in how scientists can explore quantum materials. The findings appear in a recent article published in Nature Materials, led by A. S. McLeod, postdoctoral researcher, Columbia Nano Initiative, with co-authors Dmitri
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, and N.G. Chernyshevsky Saratov State University have demonstrated that the coupling elements in magnonic logic circuits are so crucial that a poorly selected waveguide can lead to signal loss. The physicists developed a parametric model for predicting the waveguide
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers and comes from Den of Geek UK. Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 1 It’s been a year to the day since Charlotte Ritchie and a Dalek stole a police car, but for the team in charge of the world’s most recognizable blue box, it must have felt like no
WWE 2K20 isn’t having a very good new year as fans have discovered a bizarre glitch in the game that apparently causes it to crash because of an incompatibility with the year 2020. This honestly hilarious story begins at the start of the new year when wrestling fans tried to load WWE 2K20 and couldn’t
(New York – January 2, 2020) The Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received more than $10 million in federal funding for several projects focusing on brain tumor research. The newest grant focuses on the use of magnetic hyperthermia therapy (MHT), a powerful nanotechnology-based treatment that may enhance
This Vikings review contains spoilers. Vikings Season 6 Episode 5 Vikings turns even more introspective as surreptitious political machinations in both Rus and Norway gather steam, increasing the likelihood of an explosive series of events that promises to radically alter the Scandanavian and Asiatic ruling landscapes. And while Hvitserk continues to psychologically spiral out of
Throughout the span of this volatile decade, the entity known as television had a bit of an identity crisis. As the era of streaming began, more shows were available than ever before and on an increasingly diverse array of channels and technologies to boot. “TV” became something far beyond just the square box that sat
The Twilight Zone is as timeless as infinity. In this dimension, 2019 was a special year for the iconic sci-fi anthlogy as it marked the series’ 60th anniversary. We may be entering a new decade, but Rod Serling will be there to greet us once more with the annual New Year’s Twilight Zone marathon on SYFY. The marathon begins
The Rise of Skywalker is here, and it’s wild! For the Star Wars Blaster Canon podcast analysis this month, we have mixed opinions on the final installment of the main Star Wars saga with its surprising alliances and whether or not the story truly ends here. Saf and Paul enjoyed the film, while Megan has
What a century this last decade has been. Seriously, the pace of change over the last 10 years has been steadily rising, and has been somewhere between “dangerous” and “murderous” for the last 3, and that isn’t just about geopolitics: the comics world of today is certainly recognizable to a time traveller from 2010, but
What a difference 10 years make. We kicked off the 2010s with the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii, and we’re ending the decade at the twilight of another generation of platforms. The PC remains a constant in our lives, but we’ll soon be saying goodbye to the era of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox
Comedy television did a lot of growing up in the 2010s. As we kiss goodbye the decade, 2019 was another prime example that the genre continues to take bold creative risks, visually innovate, and push back on the inane idea that “edgy” material has been outlawed in contemporary comedy. This year we saw the fine
To cover and consume popular culture in this era of #PeakContent is to constantly be making choices. This means it is more important now than ever to reflect on the ways in which “best of” lists, just like pop culture itself, are subjective—shaped by a group of people with specific identities, interests, and storytelling sensibilities.
IMAGE: The only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the field of bioelectricity, publishing ground-breaking research and advances in a multitude of related disciplines. view more Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 30, 2019–The delivery of ultrashort pulses of electrical energy represents a promising nonthermal, nonscarring method of inducing regulated cell death in common
Lost in Space Season 3 has yet to be officially confirmed by Netflix, but the executive producers may have learned something from spending so much time with the always prepared Maureen Robinson. The creative minds behind the show already have a roadmap for the third season planned out. *Caution: Season 2 spoilers ahead* “A big thing
Gene Luen Yang made our Best Comics of 2019 list for Superman Smashes the Klan, and it is an incredible Superman comic. It’s already one of my all-time favorites. I can’t wait for it to wrap and come out in a digest I can pass on to newer readers in my life. But if you factor
A team of scientists from the Research Center “Fundamental Problems of Thermophysics and Mechanics” of the Samara Polytech is engaged in the construction of new mathematical models and the search for methods for their study in relation to a wide range of locally nonequilibrium transport processes in various physical systems. An innovative approach developed not
This Shameless review contains spoilers. Shameless Season 10 Episode 8 “Why would you want to do good?” Shameless season 10 has been rife with change, but “Debbie Might Be A Prostitute” sees many characters wrestling with serious decisions about their futures as they also come to terms with their past. As the episode’s title indicates, Debbie
Van Helsing has been a hidden gem on Syfy for four seasons now, and our reviews over the years have been overwhelmingly positive for this vampire apocalypse show. Although Jonathan Lloyd Walker took over as showrunner in the recently concluded season 4, the series didn’t miss a beat despite a shift in focus to different