The fight against drug-resistant pathogens remains an intense one. While the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) 2019 “biggest threats” report reveals an overall decrease in drug-resistant microbe-related deaths as compared to its previous report (2013) the agency also cautions that new forms of drug-resistant pathogens are still emerging. Meanwhile, the options for treating infections by
Month: January 2020
A book is made of wood. But it is not a tree. The dead cells have been repurposed to serve another need. Now a team of scientists has repurposed living cells–scraped from frog embryos–and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. These millimeter-wide “xenobots” can move toward a target, perhaps pick up a payload (like a
A modern airplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials, like so many layers in a phyllo-dough pastry. Once these layers are stacked and molded into the shape of a fuselage, the structures are wheeled into warehouse-sized ovens and autoclaves, where the layers fuse together to form a resilient, aerodynamic shell. Now
Shameless Season 11 is officially set, marking a monumental swan song for the veteran Showtime series. The confirmation of Shameless’s final season was made by Showtime Networks President of Entertainment, Gary Levine, at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour. With the final frame set, the irreverently-embattled working-class dramedy series – which launched on Showtime
It’s amazing how alike Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch’s The Batman’s Grave is to their modern classic, The Authority. Ellis and Hitch are two of the most important comics creators in the history of the medium – their work on The Authority is one of the brightest dividers between comic book eras there is, like Showcase #4* — the introduction of Barry
A new Mario & Luigi game may be in development, if a new Mario & Luigi trademark filed by Nintendo is to be believed. Let’s Go Digital reports that this trademark, filed in South America, pertains to “computer game cartridges; game memory cards; computer game software; video game memory cards; interactive entertainment software to play video
IMAGE: Electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) is ‘tuned’ by two particles on the optical resonator. The different locations of particles control the propagation of light in either clockwise or counterclockwise directions, which… view more Credit: Yang Lab In the quantum realm, under some circumstances and with the right interference patterns, light can pass through opaque media. This
IMAGE: A schematic of the programmable assembly of 3-D ordered nanostructures from material voxels that can carry inorganic or organic nanoparticles with different functions, such as light emitters and absorbers, proteins,… view more Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY–Scientists have developed a platform for assembling nanosized material components, or “nano-objects,” of very different types–inorganic or organic–into
IMAGE: PhD student Anthony Beck, co-developer of the technology, holds a chemical circuit with coloured analysis media. On the screen in the background is a microscopic image of one of the… view more Credit: TU Dresden As part of the German government’s High-Tech-Strategy 2025, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding an interdisciplinary
IMAGE: Golden Staph bacteria before (left) and after (right) exposure to the magnetic liquid metal nanoparticles. In the images, magnified 70,000 times, sharp pieces of liquid metal particle can be seen… view more Credit: RMIT University Researchers have used liquid metals to develop new bacteria-destroying technology that could be the answer to the deadly problem of
This The Outsider review contains spoilers. The Outsider Episode 2 Early in The Outsider episode 2 “Roanoke,” there’s a meeting between Frank and Terry at the jail that is one of the most crackling, sharp exchanges in any television show in recent memory. It has the snap of real conversation, or the snap of a
The cult classic Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series returns as Nintendo has announced Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX for the Nintendo Switch. Early information indicates that these games are actually remakes of previous Pokemon Mystery Dungeon titles Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team. First released in Japan in 2005 for the Nintendo DS, those titles
Clarice Starling, the relentless FBI trainee as first played by Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs, was once rated the sixth best movie hero ever by the American Film Institute. Well guess what, AFI! She’s a TV hero now. CBS announced today that it has given a series commitment to Clarice, a series
Nintendo, Game Freak, and The Pokémon Company have revealed the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass. The upcoming DLC will add new content to the Galar region featured in Pokémon Sword and Shield. This expansion will allow players to take on new challenges and enter previously-unseen areas of Galar, while carrying on the same save
You can add The League of Pan to stories that try to put a modern spin on the timeless Peter Pan tale. Well, when we say “stories” the main one that always comes to mind is Steven Spielberg’s surprisingly lifeless Hook, which saw a grown-up Peter Pan (Robin Williams) having forgotten his days as a
Beloved ’90s sports title Sensible Soccer is getting a (slightly) modern makeover as part of an expansive fan-made mod. Before we dive into the mod, let’s do some old-fashioned historical housekeeping. Sensible Soccer debuted in 1992 for Amiga and Atari ST computers. It was an undeniably ambitious title for its time due to the way
If you’re relatively new to the long history of Star Trek: The Next Generation, you maybe be ever-so-slightly confused as to why Jean-Luc Picard is living on a wine vineyard at the start of the new series, Star Trek: Picard. Is Jean-Luc drinking too much? Since when did he love grapes so much? Well, the
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order director Stig Asmussen recently revealed on the AIAS Game Maker’s podcast that Lucasfilm pushed for Respawn to make a Star Wars game that didn’t focus on Jedi. “I pitched, ‘Hey what if we do a game about Jedi and Force powers,'” said Asmussen. “They were not super comfortable with that. They
This Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector review contains spoilers. Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector episode 1 NBC’s Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector is a standard issue police procedural with a twist: the lead detective is brilliant and broken, but only physically. His keen sense of sleuthing and desire for revenge keep his
Something about superheroes and video games just clicks together perfectly: whether you’re swooping through Gotham as DC’s Dark Knight or swinging through New York as Marvel’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, the ability to step into the shoes of our favorite comic book characters – and beat up goons with their signature gadgets – is just pure,
IMAGE: Naomi Halas, director of Rice University’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics, is an engineer and chemist who’s spent more than 25 years pioneering the use of light-activated nanomaterials. view more Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON — (Jan. 10, 2020) — Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of
Let’s all let out a resounding NINE-NIIIINE! After saving Brooklyn Nine-Nine at the 11th hour when Fox canceled the beloved series after five seasons, NBC has announced that the series will return for a second year on the network for Season 7 of the series. Created by Michael Schur and Dan Goor, Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Andy
Capcom has revealed more of the changes you can expect in their upcoming remake of Resident Evil 3, including some significant alterations to how the Nemesis works. As some of you may remember, the original Nemesis in Resident Evil 3 would occasionally pop-up to hunt/terrify the player. You would usually have to deal with him
Lovers of gold watches and heavy jewellery will be thrilled. The objects of their desire may someday become much lighter, but without losing any of their glitter. Especially with watches, a small amount of weight can make all the difference. No one wants to wear a heavy watch on their wrist, even if it’s made
Diabetic patients need to measure their blood-sugar level by drawing blood before and after a meal and it is easy to develop complications due to diabetes. Recently, a research team from POSTECH developed technology that allows diagnosis of diabetes and treatment of diabetic retinopathy just by wearing ‘Smart Light-emitting diode (LED) Contact Lens.’ With this
While Netflix does not release viewership information regarding their original content, it’s not hard to imagine that its October 2018-premiered original horror series, The Haunting of Hill House, was a massive success, based on fan reaction alone. However, we no longer need to imagine, since the streaming giant has confirmed that a second season is
In an interview with Business Insider Japan, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan said that the PlayStation 5 will include “more unique elements for PlayStation 5 to come that separate it from previous consoles.” What’s really interesting is that he says those unique elements “have yet to be announced.” We already know that the
A new method could enable researchers to fabricate more efficient and longer lasting perovskite solar cells, LEDs and photodetectors. By growing thin perovskite films on substrates with different compositions, engineers at the University of California San Diego have invented a way of fabricating perovskite single crystals with precisely deformed, or strained, structures. The work was
The nucleic acids of DNA encode genetic information, while the amino acids of proteins contain the code to turn that information into structures and functions. Together, they provide the two fundamental codes underlying all of life. Now scientists have found a way to combine these two main coding languages into a single “bilingual” molecule. The
After seven seasons on Nurse Jackie, Edie Falco is turning in her Vicodin for a police badge. As first reported by Deadline, Falco will star on a new CBS drama series, Tommy. Falco will play Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high ranking NYPD officer who is now the first ever female Chief of Police for
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