IMAGE: Researchers can achieve an arrange of colors by changing the concentration of melanin. view more Credit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. — We’ve long been warned of the risks of dyeing hair at home and in salons. Products used can cause allergies and skin irritation — an estimated 1% of people have an allergy to dye.
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IMAGE: Flash graphene made from plastic by a Rice University lab begins as post-consumer plastic received from a recycler. It is then mixed with carbon black and processed into turbostratic graphene… view more Credit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON – (Oct. 29, 2020) – Plastic waste comes back in black as pristine graphene, thanks to ACDC. That’s
This article contains House of Dark Shadows spoilers. In 1970 House of Dark Shadows flipped the vampire subgenre on its head. While certainly a B-horror in the Hammer mold, this chiller wasn’t satisfied with one bloodsucker, or even two. Instead Dark Shadows would turn nearly its whole cast into the ravenous undead, indiscriminately slaughtering beloved
All the major releases of 2020 have been postponed or released via streaming and cinemas are holding on by their fingertips, it hasn’t exactly been a stellar year for film. But as is so often the cast, one genre is holding on strong – horror. One of the very best horror movies of the year
As the colossal disaster that is 2020 starts to wind down, frantic members of the public gather in socially distanced huddled masses, lined up to place their vote in the U.S. election as they stand under shadowy fears of doubt and uncertainty. Yet, these final months of this confusing time have a steady pipeline of
When a mysterious creature crash lands in the mountains, a local girl finds a reclusive shepherd and his flock of sheep to be more than meets the eye. “The Shepherd” by Lasse Rützou Bruntse & John Muller Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm More About The Shepherd: The story revolves around Asmita,
The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man swings into MVC3 in this action-packed intro video!
This The Mandalorian article contains spoilers. Five years after Return of the Jedi, a gunslinger comes to town in the latest Star Wars phenomenon. The Mandalorian took the internet by storm last year, thanks to the central duo of Pedro Pascal’s titular bounty hunter and the adorable Child, aka Baby Yoda. Even if you aren’t
If push came to shove, I’d choose my PC over a PS5 or Xbox Series X over the next five years or so. It just comes down to personal preferences. I love mods, I love a mouse and keyboard, I love being able to relatively easily access decades of PC gaming history, and I’m excited
The first footage from Halloween Kills was unveiled today during Blumfest, a one-day online event focused on new and upcoming movie and TV projects from the Blumhouse production company. The sequel to 2018’s Halloween, the successful, acclaimed reboot and follow-up to John Carpenter’s original 1978 classic, is bringing back several legacy characters from that movie,
IMAGE: Rice University researchers have expanded their theory on converting graphene into 2D diamond, or diamane. They have determined that a pinpoint of pressure can trigger connections between layers of graphene,… view more Credit: Illustration by Pavel Sorokin HOUSTON – (Oct. 29, 2020) – Marrying two layers of graphene is an easy route to the blissful
IMAGE: By depositing gold (Au) and Indium (In) contacts, researchers create two crucial types of quantum dot transistors on the same substrate, opening the door to a host of innovative electronics. view more Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/University of California, Irvine LOS ALAMOS, N.M., October 29, 2020 – Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and their
TROY, N.Y. — A small energy harvesting device that can transform subtle mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could be used to power wireless sensors and actuators for use in anything from temperature and occupancy monitoring in smart environments, to biosensing within the human body. In research recently published online in the Journal of Micromechanics and
IMAGE: Structural model of highly porous a-Si:H, which was deposited very quickly, calculated based on measurement data. Densely ordered domains (DOD) are drawn in blue and cavities in red. The grey… view more Credit: Eike Gericke/HZB Silicon does not have to be crystalline, but can also be produced as an amorphous thin film. In such amorphous
Delve into the demented history of the Dark Knight’s arch nemesis – The Joker – as he sets out to prove insanity is only a horrifying moment away for anyone in the latest DC Universe Original Movie, Batman: The Killing Joke, coming August 2, 2016 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition, Blu-Ray
#TheGifted finale has happened! Buildings have been destroyed, Andy and Lauren are damaged, and Esme has had a falling out…. Oh yeah, and Reeva, Reed, and Fade are GONE! SO much happened and we’re going to talk all about it! Join Stephen Lemieux, Tehran Von Ghasri, Heather Wake, and Steph Sabraw to break down season
IMAGE: Upon heating thermoresponsive molecular brushes with propylene oxide/ethylene oxide copolymer side chains in aqueous solution split off water molecules. Depending on the structure of the polymer the molecular structure collapses… view more Credit: Reiner Mueller / TUM They look like microscopic bottle brushes: Polymers with a backbone and tufts of side arms. This molecular design
IMAGE: Schematic view of scissoring 2D sheets to nanoribbon. view more Credit: KAIST One of the biggest challenges in making hydrogen production clean and cheap has been finding an alternative catalyst necessary for the chemical reaction that produces the gas, one that is much cheaper and abundant than the very expensive and rare platinum that is
When most of us love something – a film, a band, a football team – we express that love by wearing the t-shirt or getting a tattoo. When Nick Frost, Simon Pegg and their mates love something, they express it by making a feature film trilogy. Or a cult 90s TV series. Or eight-part comedy-horror Truth
Many people have a very intimate relationship with books. And horror books can get under your skin like no other medium, whether you’re peering at a scary novel under the covers as a youngster or devouring new or classic horror as a grown up. Good horror writing sticks with you. For Halloween we’ve attempted to
This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 3 If you were expecting the Discovery’s return to Earth to become a major plot point in Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery, then keep guessing. The show makes a clever and unexpected narrative decision by, upon reuniting our wayward travelers with
A father and son live in an idyllic future, but reality is not quite what it seems. “The Nostalgist” by Giacomo Cimini Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm More About The Nostalgist: In the futuristic city of Vanille, with properly tuned ImmerSyst Eyes & Ears the world can look and sound like
Christian Bladt, Flobo Boyce and Frank Moran go down the rabbit hole and break down Season 2 episode 7 of Star Trek: Discovery. Spock is finally here! Are we satisfied with his first appearance? Is Sarek’s logic sound? How do Burnham and Georgio do in selling their fake fight? And will Staments always be Discovery’s
The Mandalorian arrived like a ton of bricks on the heads of Star Wars fans who hoped that the show would fulfill all of their Boba Fett fantasies. What they received was more than even they could have expected. The first season wasted no time in revealing that this homage to spaghetti westerns and samurai
Most geeks are pretty punctual when it comes to planning and executing a Halloween costume. What is Halloween if not just a nationally sanctioned excuse to show off our cosplaying skills? However, 2020 has caused even the most honored traditions and best laid plans to fall in flux. If you find yourself without a costume
At the end of The Mandalorian season 1, Din Djarin was given a pretty specific mission from the Armorer: find the people who are supposed to take care of “the Child” and deliver this helpless little green guy back to them. Presumably, this means Mando is going to track down some Jedi and/or other characters
IMAGE: The new generation of the molecular motor under Infrared light view more Credit: Nong Hoang, University of Groningen Light-controlled molecular motors can be used to create functional materials, to provide autonomous motion or in systems that can respond on command, for example, to open drug-containing vesicles. For biological applications, this requires the motors to be
IMAGE: New experiments confirm that the Bell-Shaped-Component (BSC) is a reliable diagnostic of the quality of graphene growth. view more Credit: U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Graphene and other single-atom-thick substances are a category of wonder materials, with researchers the world over investigating their electronic properties for potential applications in technologies as diverse as solar
IMAGE: An electronic microscopic image of the nanofoam material. Each pore is 10 nm in diameter. view more Credit: Weiyi Lu A liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of football helmets, says a Michigan State University researcher. When a helmet withstands an impact severe enough to cause a concussion to the player
Montréal and Québec, October 28, 2020 – In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy established a network of facilities operating ultra-powerful lasers, called LaserNetUS. Organized and funded through the Department’s Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), the new network was created to provide vastly improved access to unique lasers for researchers, and to help restore