Overseas exploration and trade during the Age of Discovery (15th-17th centuries) were possible by sail technology, and deep-space exploration will require the same for the coming Age of NewSpace. This time, however, the new sails shall move with light instead of wind, for which these light sails need to be extremely large, thin, lightweight, reflective
Month: May 2020
“I’ve been in the business since I was 16, fresh out of Reno, Nevada I moved to Hollywood. So since 1987 I’ve been in front of the camera and working really hard at my career.” Amick says. “I got to soak in David Lynch. One of the masters of all time, and I was introduced
Justice League International …you don’t have to read all of this, but if you feel like going for it, do it. You can stop at the red dots, though. The Bwa-Ha-Ha era is half-superhero comic, half-workplace comedy, the template for greatness to come in Legends of Tomorrow, but a great superhero work in its own
It was around the time of Æthelwulf’s reign that attacks from Vikings became more frequent. While Æthelwulf drew praise for his handling of the Viking attacks, some of the more notable strife of his era was internal as he and his son Æthelbald maintained split control over the kingdom. Æthelwulf was eventually succeeded by his
IMAGE: Cun-Zheng Ning, a professor of electrical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and collaborators from Tsinghua University in China discovered a process of… view more Credit: Graphic by Rhonda Hitchcock-Mast/ASU In his latest line of research, Cun-Zheng Ning, a professor of electrical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton
IMAGE: Figure a: Visualization of a linear polymer of the 34-atom silver-gold clusters with the inter-cluster metal-metal bonding in the horizontal direction (gold: orange, silver: green, ligand molecules (ethynyladamantane) are shown… view more Credit: Peng Yuan/Xiamen University Researchers at the universities of Jyvaskyla (Finland) and Xiamen (China) have discovered a novel way to make functional macroscopic
Hexavalent chromium continues to contaminate water sources around the world, with one US company fined just this February for having put employees at risk. Hexavalent chromium is considered to be extremely toxic, especially when inhaled or ingested, and its use is regulated in Europe and in many countries around the world. It is thought to
IMAGE: Image: A, Schematic illustration of the ion migration process under e-beam irradiation. B, Reconstructed atomic structure of proposed solid-phase migration within Te nanowire. C, Illustration of the migration path within… view more Credit: Zhen He,Li?Ge Chang,Yue Lin,Feng-Lei Shi,Ze-Dong Li,Jin-Long Wang,Yi Li,Rui Wang,Qing-Xia Chen,Yu-Yang Lu,Qing-Hua Zhang,Lin Gu,Yong Ni,Jian-Wei Liu,Jian-Bo Wu,Shu-Hong Yu*… The USTC team led by
IMAGE: Drug release method of the proposed MR view more Credit: DGIST A drug-loaded microrobotic needle effectively targets and remains attached to cancerous tissue in lab experiments without needing continuous application of a magnetic field, allowing more precise drug delivery. The details were published by researchers at DGIST’s Microrobot Research Center in Korea and colleagues in
Xavier Gens, the director of episodes 6, 7 and 8 which lead right up to the finale is hedging his bets too. “We don’t know. We don’t know. It’s too early!” he tells us, though he says he’d be back in a flash if a season 2 was on the table. “If they asked me
The first thing that leaps out in a conversation with Kami Garcia, author of the wildly successful YA Teen Titans graphic novels, and the extremely not middle grade Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity, is how much fun she’s having. “Before I took on the Joker project…I was really considering doing a serial killer prose novel,” she tells
Daedalic Entertainment has confirmed they are actively working on a next-gen title known as The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. First off, it sounds like the team plans on designing Gollum as a stealth-based action title. While they stop short of detailing the title’s gameplay, the basic idea is that you’ll sneak around various Middle-Earth locales
TAMPA, Fla. (May 4, 2020) — Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a rare inflammatory bowel disease, primarily affects premature infants and is a leading cause of death in the smallest and sickest of these patients. The exact cause remains unclear, and there is no effective treatment. No test can definitively diagnose the devastating condition early, so infants
Many shows have seen delays due to the coronavirus outbreak, with series like The Walking Dead, Supernatural, and several others unable to complete work on their respective finales. The folks over at NBC’s The Blacklist, however, have come up with a rather ingenious solution to finish off their season. As first reported by the Associated
During the time of Æthelwulf’s reign, he was generally praised for holding back the Viking hordes and defending his people. However, most historians agree that the Viking attacks during that time were not nearly as prevalent as they would be during the reigns of Æthelwulf’s sons. Æthelberht, Æthelbald, and Æthelred I – King Alfred’s Brothers
IMAGE: Katherine Mirica, a winner of the 2020 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. view more Credit: Photo: Eli Burakian/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. – May 4, 2020 – Katherine Mirica, an assistant professor of chemistry at Dartmouth, has been awarded the 2020 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. The prize, awarded annually by the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, supports
IMAGE: Researchers have a disruptive approach to make energy-efficient nanoscale mechanical switches. view more Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Electrical switches, mechanical devices that make and break the connection in an electric circuit, are used everywhere. They turn on and off our lights, dishwashers, and dryers. In circuit breakers, they interrupt dangerous levels of
IMAGE: Professor Jeremy Frey (left) and Dr Bill Brocklesby (right) are pursuing an aim of single molecule imaging. view more Credit: University of Southampton Scientists have published highly-detailed images of lab-grown neurons using Extreme Ultraviolet radiation that could aid the analysis of neurodegenerative diseases. The international study, led by the University of Southampton’s Dr Bill Brocklesby
It’s said that maple syrup is Quebec’s liquid gold. Now scientists at Université de Montréal have found a way to use real gold — in the form of nanoparticles — to quickly find out how the syrup tastes. The new method — a kind of artificial tongue — is validated in a study published today
Stream your Star Wars favorites on Disney+ with a FREE TRIAL, on us! By the time of the Original Trilogy, it seems that there weren’t any clones left from the Prequel era. But did they all die out before the start of A New Hope? It’s unclear to this day exactly how long a clone
EA has confirmed that they will host a digital version of their EA Play showcase which would have otherwise run around the time of the now-canceled E3 2020 show. The 2020 EA Play digital event will stream on June 11 starting at 4 p.m. Pacific time. A tweet from the Summer Game Fest suggests that
IMAGE: Structure of Mn0.5Zn0.5Cr2O4 molecule with corresponding atom clusters. Thanks to its magnetic properties, the material can be used in a range of products, from gas sensors to data storage devices…. view more Credit: Renan Ribeiro Spinels are oxides with chemical formulas of the type AB2O4, where A is a divalent metal cation (positive ion), B
IMAGE: A schematic and electron microscope cross-section show the structure of an integrated, solar-powered catalyst to split water into hydrogen fuel and oxygen. The module developed at Rice University can be… view more Credit: Illustration by Jia Liang/Rice University HOUSTON – (May 4, 2020) – Rice University researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits
As for Edgar Jones, she thinks Marianne “will ace the rest of her degree, but I don’t think she will strive for a job.” “I think she won’t really have much of an income,” continues Edgar-Jones. “I think she’ll just be an academic and find a way of surviving by just reading. Connell will probably
Basically, Sigurd decapitated a nobleman named Máel Brigte of Moray and decided to attach the nobleman’s head to the side of his horse (as was his style at the time). While Sigurd was riding his horse, the head must have flown up at one point and Sigurd was scratched by the nobleman’s tooth. He later
IMAGE: The material consists of Nafion with embedded nanoparticles. view more Credit: B.Matos/IPEN Ethanol has five times higher volumetric energy density (6.7 kWh/L) than hydrogen (1.3 kWh/L) and can be used safely in fuel cells for power generation. In Brazil in particular there is great interest in better fuel cells for ethanol as all the country
IMAGE: Experiments with a single-atom device help researchers understand what quantum effects come into play when machinery shrinks to the atomic scale. view more Credit: Aki Honda / Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Here’s a new chapter in the story of the miniaturisation of machines: researchers in a laboratory in Singapore have shown
When a tumor enters in the stage of regression and the patient is considered as healed, there often remains the fear of recurrence, a disease that unfortunately has a certain incidence. Sadly, indeed, many patients relapse into their primary tumour disease because their cancer is not completely healed and the available diagnostic tools have not
IMAGE: Artist interpretation of a molecular machine. view more Credit: Mikkel Larris, University of Southern Denmark Molecules are some of life’s most basic building blocks. When they work together in the right way, they become molecular machines that can solve the most amazing tasks. They are essential for all organisms by, for example, maintaining a wide
Buy the Star Wars Jedi Legacy Wookiee Hair Prop Relic Chase Card here Star Wars – Orange Series Set – Card 305 Price: $1.99 – $169.98 Maclunkey! One of the more frustrating problems of being a Star Wars fan is the inability to watch the original theatrical release of the film. It seems that every