Month: April 2020

IMAGE: On this illustrated silicon chip (grey), electrical data (white) travels through the Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based electro-optical modulators, encoding electrical data into the optical domain by means of tunable plasmonic… view more  Credit: Mario Miscuglio and Rubab Amin SUMMARY Researchers developed and demonstrated for the first time a silicon-based electro-optical modulator that is smaller, as
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The Jack Bauer Sendoff It’s no secret that Homeland is often times viewed as the complement, or sobering counterpoint, to 24. Executive producers Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon were two of the creative forces behind the 2000s network drama and are the creators of Homeland. But whereas 24 was an often sensationalistic and enthusiastic about
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It’s obvious enough to argue that Zack is now alive because Cloud and his crew fought the Whispers and disrupted the previous timeline. That much is basically confirmed by a few details during the ending sequence involving Zack. For instance, we see Whispers floating around Midgar and we briefly get a peak of a cartoon
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IMAGE: Army researchers look at new structural materials for unmanned vehicles systems, such as the RQ-7B Shadow shown here, because these materials are less susceptible to corrosion, lightweight and have higher… view more  Credit: Master Sgt. Matt Hecht ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Materials used for a Soldier’s personal protection gear may be tough enough for
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Irvine, Calif., April 13, 2020 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices – nanometer-sized carbon structures – that are stronger than diamonds as a ratio of strength to density. In a recent study in Nature Communications, the scientists report success in conceptualizing and fabricating the material, which
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Not ready to spill all of the details of her life, Ruby calls for a moratorium on personal questions. Still lust, history, and a contained space are working against them. Little details begin to sneak out; We learn that Billy is some sort of self-help guru and that maybe he’s hiding following a public meltdown.
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Tales from the Loop is an unusual sort of sci-fi anthology show in that each separate story is united by a common pastoral setting and a dominant central family. This is no doubt in part because the series takes its inspiration from a series of unrelated but commonly themed paintings by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag,
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Alvastia Chronicles (ID@Xbox) – Coming Soon “Engage in heated turn-based battles, upgrade your weapons, fight in a battle arena, and embark on epic quests in this retro-styled JRPG. Guide siblings Alan and Elmia as they start their journey to avenge their parents’ deaths, fighting to stem the tide of monsters flooding into the world, and
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For the baseball world, The Show must go on. No, ballplayers don’t appear to be returning to the diamond any time soon. Instead, Major League Baseball has teamed with the MLB Players Association and Sony Interactive Entertainment to launch a first-of-its-kind MLB The Show 20 Players League, MLB announced Friday morning. One player representative from
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Julian’s disdain for magic, while falling in love with a magical person, should make for compelling drama. The problem is, his relationship with Macy doesn’t feel solid enough to hinge an emotional arc on. Their romantic connection feels mostly one-sided, even before she commits to ending it. Their feelings for one another are supposed to
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Supergirl will be back with at least one new episode, but slightly later than anticipated. The CW superhero series had been slated for a March 26th return, but that return date has been pushed back a week. The latest news? Kara Danvers will fly back into our lives with a new ep on May 3rd
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But even the D-Backs took their lumps, courtesy of a pair of grand slams by Travis d’Arnaud and Marcell Ozuna (both are honored in our Dongs of the Week segment) in one of their two losses this season. Arizona’s National League West rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are keeping pace thanks to the generational talent
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Maybe if Lyndon had made it back to Devs, Stewart wouldn’t seem to be so desperate. We learn that while Forest and Katie were hanging out at home, Stewart has somewhat taken over the lab—at least enough to have applied Lyndon’s multiverse theory to the machine, and to preside over it with the rest of
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The organizers of EGX 2020 have confirmed their plans to run the event from September 17-20 at London’s Excel center when they hope that the spread of the coronavirus will have been reduced enough to allow such a large gathering to take place. “We are doing the best we can during this unprecedented time, looking
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IMAGE: 3D images of platinum particles between 2-3 nm in diameter shown rotating in liquid under an electron microscope. Each nanoparticle has approximately 600 atoms. White spheres indicate the position of… view more  Credit: Courtesy of IBS Since their invention in the 1930s, electron microscopes have helped scientists peer into the atomic structure of ordinary materials
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IMAGE: Left: Close-up of coral reef microstructures consisting of a coral skeleton (white) and coral tissue (orange-yellow). Right: SEM image of 3D printed coral skeleton. view more  Credit: Nature Communications Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of Cambridge have 3D printed coral-inspired structures that are capable of growing dense populations of
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Motherland: Fort Salem Cast Motherland: Fort Salem follows three young women as they go from basic magical combat training to deployment (via THR). The leads are Raelle (Taylor Hickson, Deadly Class), a reluctant recruit whose mother was killed in the line of duty; Tally (Jessica Sutton, The Kissing Booth), a kind, strong-willed and curious witch who enlisted over her
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Google has confirmed that users in all countries that support Google Stadia will now be able to access the cloud streaming service for free. To access the free version of Google Stadia, you’ll just need to sign-up at the Stadia website using your Gmail account. If you sign-up today, you’ll also receive two free months
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Edith Smith bred a bluer and shinier Common Buckeye at her butterfly farm in Florida, but it took University of California, Berkeley, graduate student Rachel Thayer to explain the physical and genetic changes underlying the butterfly’s newly acquired iridescence. In the process, Thayer discovered how relatively easy it is for butterflies to change their wing
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IMAGE: A nanocomposite material (purple) conducts electrons released by exoelectrogenic bacteria (green) to generate electricity.  view more  Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22116 Someday, microbial cyborgs — bacteria combined with electronic devices — could be useful in fuel cells, biosensors and bioreactors. But first, scientists need to develop materials that not only nurture
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