Before Sega had Sonic the Hedgehog, it had Alex Kidd, the high-flying protagonist of several ’80s platformers on the Master System and Genesis consoles. While Alex has long been regarded as a relic of gaming’s 8-bt and 16-bit era, forgotten after the blue hedgehog took over as Sega‘s mascot in 1991, Merge Games and Jankenteam
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IMAGE: In the future, camera lenses could be thousands of times thinner and significantly less resource-intensive to manufacture. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now present a new technology for… view more Credit: Chalmers University of Technology/Daniel Andren In the future, camera lenses could be thousands of times thinner and significantly less resource-intensive to manufacture.
IMAGE: This image demonstrates the photoresponsive ability of nanosheets when exposed to near infrared light. Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar and his team are experimenting with these nanosheets to see how they can… view more Credit: Texas A&M University Scientists in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are developing new ways to advance the field
Chemical engineers from UNSW Sydney have developed new technology that helps convert harmful carbon dioxide emissions into chemical building blocks to make useful industrial products like fuel and plastics. And if validated in an industrial setting and adopted on a large scale, the process could give the world breathing space as it transitions towards a
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Soft Materials Research Center (SMRC) have discovered an elusive phase of matter, first proposed more than 100 years ago and sought after ever since. The team describes the discovery of what scientists call a “ferroelectric nematic” phase of liquid crystal in a study published today in the Proceedings
Finally! The little superhero show that could now has…coulded? Doom Patrol Season 2 is almost here, and we couldn’t be happier about it. So now that Doom Patrol Season 2 is a reality, where will it host its episodes: DC Universe or HBO Max? The answer is both! Doom Patrol Season 2 will be available
This Destiny article contains spoilers. Destiny 2’s season 11, Season of Arrivals, continues to tease a new Hive villain: Savathûn, the Witch-Queen. A master of lies and reality-bending magic, she’s the sister of Destiny raid boss Oryx, the Taken King. Depending on who you talk to, the Hive species to which both belong are either over-used
IMAGE: Feng Xiong, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. view more Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (June 10, 2020) — The world runs on data. Self-driving cars, security, healthcare and automated manufacturing all are part of a “big data revolution,” which has created a critical need
IMAGE: The production process for strong, deformable silicon pillars (links). The pillars are first etched through a resist, then oxidized and finally cleaned. On the right, the end result can be… view more Credit: Illustration: ETH Zurich Since the invention of the MOSFET transistor sixty year ago, the chemical element silicon on which it is based
IMAGE: TiO2/Au/TiO2 nanomesh on PET substrate as a kangaroo-patterned transparent and flexible circuit to light up a blue LED view more Credit: Dr. Tengfei Qiu Australian researchers have demonstrated the strong potential for a new type of flexible, recyclable electrodes to be used in creating cheaper solar cells, touchscreens, wearable ‘e-skins’ and next-generation responsive windows. These
IMAGE: For the first time, FLEET researchers at UNSW, Sydney show the synthesis of ultra-thin graphitic materials at room temperature using organic fuels (which can be as simple as basic alcohols… view more Credit: UNSW, Sydney For the first time, FLEET researchers at UNSW, Sydney show the synthesis of ultra-thin graphitic materials at room temperature using
IMAGE: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are sponge-like organic-inorganic hybrid materials and have a variety of uses due to their ultra-high ‘porosity,’ or the ratio of pores or air pockets to the solid… view more Credit: dgist Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are unique micromaterial compounds consisting of a sponge-like network of metal ions or clusters linked together by organic
Researchers in the USA have developed a graphene-based electrochemical sensor capable of detecting histamines (allergens) and toxins in food much faster than standard laboratory tests. The team used aerosol-jet printing to create the sensor. The ability to change the pattern geometry on demand through software control allowed rapid prototyping and efficient optimization of the sensor
A new channel arrived on Now TV last month called Sky Documentaries boasting a whole range of series and features. It’s a treasure trove of deep dives into a massive range of subjects, from sports to music, crime to scandal to important moments in history. There’re a load of great shows on the channel, and
This Destiny article contains spoilers. When the action MMO first launched in 2014, Destiny prided itself on mystery. Promising a different kind of sci-fi game from the console-defining FPS Halo, Bungie leaned into the “Ancient Aliens” trope as much as it subverted it. The game’s lore book, known as the Grimoire in the Destiny universe,
IMAGE: Microneedles, made of a biomaterial mixed with therapeutic agents, are attached to a strip of tape, needles facing down. The strip is applied to the wound area of the… view more Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) — Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent in that they naturally replenish the cell types that build our bone,
The Mandalorian Season 2 seems to have avoided the pandemic-dealt dilatory hurdles that mired most of the entertainment industry, now on track to make its long-planned October premiere. Yet, amidst a steady stream of casting and character news, the Star Wars series casually hired Sam Hargrave, director of the recently-released Netflix action flick, Extraction, which
Bungie has mapped out the future of Destiny 2 farther than anyone expected. During a Summer Game Fest reveal event, the developer announced not only Beyond Light as this year’s big expansion but also The Witch Queen and Lightfall, the Year 5 and 6 updates out in 2021 and 2022, respectively. In a blog post,
IMAGE: Small batteries were used to study the spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures in the laboratory of Matthew McDowell at Georgia Tech. view more Credit: Matthew McDowell, Georgia Tech An unexpected property of nanometer-scale antimony crystals — the spontaneous formation of hollow structures — could help give the next generation of lithium ion batteries higher
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that people who hold negative opinions of genetically-modified (GM) food are likely to feel the same about nano-enabled food – food with nano-additives to enhance flavour, nutrition or prolong shelf life. In a survey
IMAGE: Nanostructures such as these thiol-covered gold nanoparticles can now be studied by using the new machine learning method developed in the University of Jyväskylä. The method can predict the potential… view more Credit: Antti Pihlajamäki/The University of Jyväskylä Researchers at the Nanoscience Center and at the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä
When drama confronts you with your country’s racism (as a white Briton, the screen and page are the only times I am confronted with it – never on the street, rarely in the classroom, not applying for a job or going through passport control or renting a flat or raising kids or being stopped by
This week, Bungie will reveal “the next step in the Destiny 2 universe.” Longtime fans of the hit Action MMO know this likely means that the developer is set to unveil the big Year 4 update coming to the game in the fall. In this case, we’ll also probably hear more about the upcoming Season
IMAGE: Rice University scientists have created an open-source algorithm, SEMseg, that simplifies nanoparticle analysis using scanning electron microscope images. view more Credit: Landes Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON – (June 8, 2020) – Rice University scientists have developed an easy and affordable tool to count and characterize nanoparticles. The Rice labs of chemists Christy Landes and Stephan
This Crossing Swords review contains no spoilers and is based on all 10 episodes of the season. “Did I help the kingdom or commit murder?” In the past few years there’s been an exceptional bloat of comedic animated series that tackle the Medieval era and the tropes that come along with it. Disenchantment, Harmonquest, Tigtone,
As protests against police brutality go global and enter their third week, Marvel Comics has faced increasing calls to get the Punisher skull off of police gear. The skull is often added to bootleg tactical merchandise used by police and the military (both at home and abroad), as well as, occasionally, official police gear. When
2020 marks the first year there hasn’t been an E3 event since the trade show first debuted in 1995. The reasons are clear: the coronavirus pandemic prevented the industry and its fans from gathering in mass at the Los Angeles Convention Center this year, forcing the Entertainment Software Association, E3’s organizer and video game lobby
MIT engineers have designed a “brain-on-a-chip,” smaller than a piece of confetti, that is made from tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses known as memristors — silicon-based components that mimic the information-transmitting synapses in the human brain. The researchers borrowed from principles of metallurgy to fabricate each memristor from alloys of silver and copper,
IMAGE: Nathan Youngblood, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. view more Credit: University of Pittsburgh/Ric Evans PITTSBURGH (June 8, 2020) … In the information age, where we ditch paper files and cabinets for digital files and hard drives, there is an imminent need for affordable and
Snowpiercer, TNT’s hour-long TV show has adapted Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho’s 2013 South Korean dystopian sci-fi film of the same name. The Snowpiercer TV show is headlined by an Oscar winner in Jennifer Connelly, who is joined by Hamilton stage standout Daveed Diggs. Plus, Doctor Strange helmer Scott Derrickson directed the pilot (sans reshoots). With Snowpiercer’s uniquely stylized