Month: August 2020

IMAGE: Sediments collected by a ship can be rapidly tested for toxic lead with a new portable lab-on-a-chip device. The miniature device extracts lead from a sample and purifies it, using… view more  Credit: Azam Gholizadeh Rutgers researchers have created a miniature device for measuring trace levels of toxic lead in sediments at the bottom of
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New World, a new MMO title from Amazon, is the tech company’s second video game offering after its online shooter Crucible had a less than stellar launch earlier this year. With this new take on the well-trodden PC genre, Amazon hopes to put its fledgling game division back on course. Developed by Relentless Studios, the
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Warning: contains major spoilers for The Cuckoo’s Calling, The Silkworm and Career of Evil To a childhood friend, he’s Bunsen. To his sister, he’s Dick. To the colleague whose life he saved, he’s Bob, and to his ex-fiancee, he’s Bluey. In the US, they know him as C.B. Strike, but in the UK, he’s Cormoran
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Some prefer beer… Some prefer blood. “Bar Talk” by Lowell Northrop Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm More About Bar Talk: In a dusty Texas bar, a chatty stranger insists on striking up a conversation with the man sitting next to him. The more this stranger talks, the more obvious it is
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Netflix has released the first trailer for its animated adaptation of Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma, and the results are…interesting. “Resurrected as an Arisen, Ethan sets out to vanquish the Dragon that took his heart,” reads a description of Dragon’s Dogma on the Netflix website. “But with every demon he battles, his humanity slips further away.” Created
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Den of Geek is hosting this giveaway in partnership with  This is the year of Dune! Not only is the Denis Villeneuve-helmed film reboot set to come out in December, but we have a new book in the epic science fiction world author Frank Herbert first created in 1965 set to be released in October: Dune:
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IMAGE: Small enough to be integrated with a minimally-invasive surgical probe, the device senses differences in the flow of electric current through cancer cells for real-time assessment of the surgical margin… view more  Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Dartmouth engineers have been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes
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IMAGE: Electromechanical devices have become increasingly small and complex, but the high number of required components is a limiting factor. Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) hydrogels have immense potential for use in electromechanical devices,… view more  Credit: Sourced from the article “Autonomous oil flow generated by self?oscillating polymer gels ” published in Scientific Reports (2020) 10:12834 Modern mechatronic devices,
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IMAGE: As this illustration shows, the researchers were able to measure the magnetization dynamics in the iron nanofilm caused by ultrafast electronic and acoustic processes. view more  Credit: Image: Bielefeld University/W. Zhang An international team of physicists from Bielefeld University, Uppsala University, the University of Strasbourg, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Max Planck Institute
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IMAGE: Biosensor made with nanoengineered porous gold. view more  Credit: UQ University of Queensland researchers have developed biosensors that use nanoengineered porous gold which more effectively detect early signs of disease, potentially improving patient outcomes. Most diagnostic methods use costly materials and are time-consuming and expensive to run, but PhD candidate Mostafa Masud and research supervisors
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Information can successfully be transmitted through noisy channels using quantum mechanics, according to new research from The University of Queensland and Griffith University. We all know it’s impossible to take a picture through thick smoke or fog–physicists would say, ‘it’s impossible to send information through a completely noisy channel’. But UQ physicist Dr Jacqui Romero
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If you could control all your devices from a tattoo on your arm, would you feel safer? What if that sense of security was an illusion? “Circuits” presents a glimpse into the future of…body modification. Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm About DUST: DUST presents thought-provoking science fiction content, exploring the future
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Media Contact Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, in which a surgeon uses tools and a tiny camera inserted into small incisions to perform operations, has made surgical procedures safer for both patients and doctors over the last half-century. Recently, surgical robots have started to appear in operating rooms to further assist surgeons by allowing them to
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This road crew is hiding a secret about what lurks below the city streets. “Deep Clean” by Matt Harlock & Krent Able Starring Paul Kaye and Tony Way from Game of Thrones. Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm More About Deep Clean: 16 year old Alex hasn’t seen his Uncle Brian since
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They’ve faced a universe full of danger. But this time, danger has a familiar face. A new season of Marvel’s #AgentsofSHIELD premieres May 10 at 8|7c on ABC. ► Subscribe to Marvel: http://bit.ly/WeO3YJ Follow Marvel on Twitter: ‪https://twitter.com/marvel Like Marvel on Facebook: ‪https://www.facebook.com/Marvel For even more news, stay tuned to: Tumblr: ‪http://marvelentertainment.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marvel Reddit:
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IMAGE: TU/e researchers prove selectivity based on number of receptors on the cell walls. view more  Credit: TU Eindhoven In order to deliver drug particles to the right place in the body, a field known as nanomedicine, selectivity plays an important role. After all, the drug only has to attach itself to the cells that need
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