IMAGE: Metalens-integrated imaging device, from Xu et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066004 view more Credit: Xu et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066004 The pursuit of ever-higher imaging resolution in microscopy is coupled with growing demands for compact portability and high throughput. While imaging performance has improved, conventional microscopes still suffer from the bulky, heavy elements and architectures associated with refractive
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There’s no fixing the first two Fantastic Beasts movies in the Harry Potter prequel franchise. They’re narratively muddled, lack inspiring central characters, have concerning things to say about the rise of fascism, and notably refuse to make Dumbledore explicitly gay. However, with the third film in the franchise looking to recast Grindelwald, and with Hannibal
This Star Trek: Discovery interview contains spoilers for “Die Trying.” Nhan might be the most unique “redshirt” in this history of Star Trek. Not only was she the first person to wear a literal red shirt on Star Trek: Discovery, but her character has also managed to survive, partially by trading her security officer’s uniform
Netflix’s stylish drama The Queen’s Gambit might just be the surprise hit of the fall. As adapted by a 1983 Walter Tevis novel of the same name, the show’s storytelling is on point, its production design spectacular, and star Anya Taylor Joy’s outfits…truly staggering. But the real key to The Queen’s Gambit appeal is its
IMAGE: The bromide ion (Br-) in the solution can be easily exchanged with the iodide ion (I-) inside the crystal. The movement of the halide ions inside the crystal is instigated… view more Credit: Tachikawa Takashi Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (*1) have received much attention as potential next generation solar cells and as materials for light-emitting devices.
A group of researchers led by Sir Andre Geim and Dr Alexey Berdyugin at The University of Manchester have discovered and characterised a new family of quasiparticles named ‘Brown-Zak fermions’ in graphene-based superlattices. The team achieved this breakthrough by aligning the atomic lattice of a graphene layer to that of an insulating boron nitride sheet,
It’s here! Watch the highlights from the biggest event at San-Diego Comic-Con 2014: The Marvel Studios Panel in Hall H! Hear directly from Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and James Spader as the cast of Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron discuss the
Jen Taylor will reprise her role as Cortana in the nine-episode Halo TV series being produced for Showtime, IGN reports. Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor, Solaris) was originally signed on to play both Cortana and Dr. Catherine Halsey, her creator and template, but she’s no longer playing the famous Halo AI character due to scheduling conflicts
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is an interesting follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2018 PS4 hit, not only because it follows Spidey-in-training Miles but also because it’s not being marketed as a mainline sequel. In truth, while it continues many of the story threads from the original game, Miles Morales‘ approximately 15-hour story campaign is more like
This SUPERNATURAL review contains spoilers. Supernatural Season 15, Episode 19 There’s only one. Episode. Left. Nervous? Images of an empty world begin the episode, reinforcing that the Winchesters and Jack are basically all that’s left. An entire world emptied to prove Chuck right is a pretty harsh punishment, something he relishes when the boys call
IMAGE: Photograph of the Polytechnique Montréal crest taken using visible and infrared illumination. view more Credit: Pr Sébastien Kéna-Cohen You can’t see it with the naked eye, but a new fluorescent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) could shed light on the development of innovative applications in devices such as smartphone and television displays using near-infrared light. Created
IMAGE: SEM image of spent lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode before regneration (left) and after (right). view more Credit: Panpan Xu A new process for restoring spent cathodes to mint condition could make it more economical to recycle lithium-ion batteries. The process, developed by nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego, is more environmentally friendly
IMAGE: STEM (scanning transmission electron microscopy) image of a one-dimensional array of F4TCNQ molecules (yellow-orange) on a gate-tunable graphene device. view more Credit: Berkeley Lab Small electronic circuits power our everyday lives, from the tiny cameras in our phones to the microprocessors in our computers. To make those devices even smaller, scientists and engineers are designing
IMAGE: We conjugated DAVBNH to an aliphatic ketone-functionalized PEG-PAA block copolymer that spontaneously self assembles in water to form a micelle. view more Credit: 2020 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine Summary: Using practical nano-DDS technology, a polymeric nanomicelle that effectively delivers the potent mitotic inhibitor desacetyl vinblastine hydrazide (DAVBNH) to glioblastoma (GBM) was developed. GBM, which grows
To close the substantial gaps in our knowledge, scientists at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) are investigating which particles are released into the environment and what their properties are. Different substances are released into the air depending on the material used for printing. For example, BfR experts were able to detect particles
A Sheriff is awakened by his daughter, alerting him of a prowler on their ranch. As father and daughter head out into the woods to track something that isn’t human. EXILE by Mark Freiburger Follow the Filmmaker: https://www.markfreiburger.com/ https://www.the7thmatrix.com/blog/2020/6/29/sci-fi-short-film-exile http://thefantasy.news/2020/05/27/mark-freiburgers-exile/ Subscribe to DUST on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2aqc5vh Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gnTIbD #DUST #scifi #shortfilm
Liquids aren’t as well behaved in space as they are on Earth. Inside a spacecraft, microgravity allows liquids to freely slosh and float about. This behavior has made fuel quantity in satellites difficult to pin down, but a new prototype fuel gauge engineered at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could offer an
Sunlight could be used to convert hazardous medical waste into clean hydrogen fuel, using a new technique being developed by a joint Wales/India team led by Swansea University researchers. The project has just been awarded £47,000 of funding by the Welsh Government. The NHS already spends £700 million a year disposing of medical waste. The
IMAGE: A first-generation compact hyperspectral camera designed by VTT and the Fabry-Perot interferometer used in it. view more Credit: Leevi Annala The Academy of Finland has granted €1.2 million in funding for Finnish space research focused on developing hyperspectral imaging solutions to be used in space. Composition of celestial bodies revealed by their spectrum The space
This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 5 Since the Discovery first landed in the 32nd century, the ship and its crew has been searching for the missing Federation. This makes sense. Starfleet is a hierarchal structure, and its ships are part of a larger organization with a larger
This Star Trek: Discovery article contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 5. Because everything in the 32nd century is brand-new for the Star Trek canon, it would make sense that the writers of Star Trek: Discovery could get away with not really referencing anything from the existing canon. To put it another way, how much
One of the greatest romance films of all time, Casablanca is also an amazing story about resistance and anti-fascism. “Michael Curtiz’s 1942 film Casablanca is considered one of the greatest romance films of the classic Hollywood era. But as I rewatched it last night, I connected with its themes of resistance and hard anti-fascist take.”
IMAGE: Compression of a circuit that has an initial volume of 882 using the proposed method. The reduced circuit has a volume of 420, less than half its original volume. view more Credit: © National Institute of Informatics A major technical challenge for any practical, real-world quantum computer comes from the need for a large number
Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gnTIbD Two AI assistants chat in an abandoned space base. While You Were Sleeping by Charlie Stewart Follow the Director on Social: scrambledstudio.com instagram.com/instachazzzz Subscribe to DUST on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2aqc5vh #DUST #scifi #shortfilm About DUST: DUST presents thought-provoking science fiction content, exploring the future of humanity through the lens of
MAGICIANS! We are so close to the end of Season 4, we can taste the minty freshness. Darth Eliot’s dear old sister is back, and she’s not messing around. Who will feel her wrath? And why is Josh a fish? Join hosts Ty Matthews, Adrian Snow and Nate Miller and find out! ABOUT THE MAGICIANS:
The PlayStation 4 will go down as one of the most successful video game consoles ever made. While its success can most easily be measured in sales figures (over 113 million units sold so far), most gamers will likely best remember the PS4 for its incredible library of games, which includes critically-acclaimed exclusives Bloodborne, Uncharted
Hugh Grant has confirmed that he caught coronavirus at the start of 2020, describing his various symptoms as both embarrassing and panic-inducing as they developed. The actor, who is currently doing the rounds promoting his new psychological thriller miniseries The Undoing, where he stars opposite Nicole Kidman, didn’t paint a particularly fun picture of his
Just a day after the official launch of the Xbox Series X, one thing seemed to dominate the conversation around Microsoft’s next-gen console: a series of viral videos allegedly depicting a major overheating issue, as thick clouds of smoke were desperately expelled through the console’s top vents. The makers of the videos claimed that the
IMAGE: Moritz Graule, a graduate student at SEAS, demonstrates a fabric arm sleeve with embedded sensors. The sensors detect the small changes in the Graule’s forearm muscle through the fabric. Such… view more Credit: (Image courtesy of Oluwaseun Araromi/Harvard SEAS) Think about your favorite t-shirt, the one you’ve worn a hundred times, and all the abuse
IMAGE: A robotic hand made from soft materials grips an apple. view more Credit: Courtesy of Changyong Cao. Smarter. Better. Faster. Softer. That’s what Michigan State’s Zhaojian Li has in mind for the next generation of robots that he and his team are building with the support of a new $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant.