IMAGE: Illustration of the inner workings of a convolutional neural network that computes the probability that the input diffraction pattern belongs to a given class (e.g. Bravais lattice or space group)…. view more Credit: Vecchio lab/Science Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a computer-based method that could make it less labor-intensive to
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A team of chemists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich has successfully coupled the directed motion of a light-activated molecular motor to a different chemical unit – thus taking an important step toward the realization of synthetic nanomachines. Molecular motors are chemical compounds that convert energy into directed motions. For example, it is possible to cause
IMAGE: For the first time, super magnets are be made with the help of laser-based 3D printing technology. view more Credit: © IMAT – TU Graz From wind turbines and electric motors to sensors and magnetic switching systems: permanent magnets are used in many different electrical applications. The production of these magnets usually involves sintering or
This Vikings review contains spoilers. Vikings Season 6 Episode 9 “Words cannot wish this away. The Rus are coming.” Though it may appear Vikings spins its narrative wheels in “Resurrection,” the multiple storylines involving the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok grow in intensity as the threat from the Rus becomes the focal point of Harald’s kingdom.
It sounds like Capcom is planning to stick with the first-person perspective of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard when it comes to designing the gameplay of Resident Evil 8, the next mainline entry in the beloved zombie-shooting video game franchise. But however interesting this nugget of new information is, it’s worth remembering that this game is
In the world of big-time, small-scale characterization, the Lehigh Microscopy School has been leading the way for 50 years, and shows no signs of slowing down. The school’s 2020 offering, May 31 to June 5, will mark a half century since Lehigh University professor Joe Goldstein founded the annual weeklong program to keep colleagues and
IMAGE: Purdue University innovators have created a hybrid technique to fabricate a new form of nickel. view more Credit: Qiang Li/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nickel is a widely used metal in the manufacturing industry for both industrial and advanced material processes. Now, Purdue University innovators have created a hybrid technique to fabricate a new
“De plane! de plane!,” alerted Hervé Villechaize’s Tattoo to Ricardo Montalbán’s Mr. Roarke before hitting the tarmac to greet weekly crafts filled with wealthy life fetishists on ABC’s classic life-affirming adventure television series, Fantasy Island; words that will undoubtedly be shouted once again by another actor – this time to star Michael Peña – in
Sony has always done well in the console business, but this might be the best generation yet for the Japanese electronics giant. While the PlayStation 4 doesn’t pack quite as much raw power as the Xbox One or the portability of the Nintendo Switch, it’s been absolutely killing it with a steady stream of exclusives
Graphene is a paradox. It is the thinnest material known to science, yet also one of the strongest. Now, research from University of Toronto Engineering shows that graphene is also highly resistant to fatigue — able to withstand more than a billion cycles of high stress before it breaks. Graphene resembles a sheet of interlocking
IMAGE: View into the scanning tunnelling microscope showing its metal tip very close to a surface under investigation view more Credit: Georg A Traeger/Anna Sinterhauf – University of Göttingen Graphene is often seen as the wonder material of the future. Scientists can now grow perfect graphene layers on square centimetre-sized crystals. A research team from the
IMAGE: The movement of motor molecules interferes with the alpha-helices in the proteins, which causes structural changes. The change in the structure of the protein affects how the cells attach. This… view more Credit: Zhou et al, University of Groningen Scientists at the University of Groningen and the University Medical Center Groningen used molecular motors to
Encompassing more than 1,500 references and the knowledge of 70 co-authors from EU-funded Graphene Flagship partners and associate members, the article aims to provide a single source of knowledge on graphene and related layered materials (GRMs). Graphene is already being used in many commercial applications, with numerous new products on the horizon. However, lack of
IMAGE: Suspended two-dimensional crystals over pores in a slab of gold (center image) allow NRL scientists to connect quantum light sources (inset images) in a ready-made network. view more Credit: Jeremy Robinson/U.S. Naval Research Laboratory WASHINGTON – Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory discovered a new platform for quantum technologies by suspending two-dimensional (2-D) crystals
IMAGE: A team of scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has uncovered the precise structure of the alpha-A-crystallin protein. Human alpha-A-crystallin forms structures of 12, 16 and 20 subunits… view more Credit: Christoph Kaiser / TUM The lens of the human eye comprises a highly concentrated protein solution, which lends the lens its great
IMAGE: An oxygen map image recovered from a mouse undergoing radiation therapy. The luminescent oxygen probe PtG4 is injected during the week of radiation treatment and localizes between the cells of… view more Credit: Brian Pogue, PhD LEBANON, NH – Oxygen in cancer tumors is known to be a major factor that helps radiation therapy be
Tomorrow’s electronics are getting ever smaller. Researchers are thus searching for tiny components that function reliably in increasingly narrow configurations. Promising elements include the chemical compounds indium selenide (InSe) and gallium selenide (GaSe). In the form of ultra-thin layers, they form two-dimensional (2D) semi-conductors. But, so far, they have hardly been used because they degrade
This article contains massive spoilers for Arrow Season 8 Episode 10, “Fadeout.” After eight years and 170 episodes, Arrow has officially hung up its proverbial hood. The granddaddy of the DC TV superhero universe said farewell with “Fadeout,” an emotional, satisfying hour that paid tribute to both the recently departed Oliver Queen and the impact of the
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the world of games like never before? Well, the big-wigs at Atari have come up with a unique new experience to offer you: they’re planning to open a chain of Atari-themed hotels around the USA. No, we aren’t making this up. The former console-making giant Atari has announced
That scream you just heard that shook the heavens? That was my response to learning that Hedwig and the Angry Inch will be the focus of this year’s musical episode of Riverdale. Originally performed Off-Broadway in 1998, the show, created by Stephen Trask and John Cameron Mitchell (who stars in the titular role), chronicles the
Warner Bros. Animation has revealed an upcoming animated movie based on the Mortal Kombat franchise called Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge. The movie will star Joel McHale as Johnny Cage and Jennifer Carpenter as Sonya Blade. It’s set to be directed by Ethan Spaulding (director of Batman: Assault on Arkham, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, and Scooby-Doo: Return
IMAGE: By combining low-power magnetic fields, which agitates nanowires, with laser heating and drug delivery, target cells can be killed efficiently. view more Credit: 2019 KAUST Drug-coated iron nanowires that can be guided to the site of a tumor using an external magnetic field before activating a three-step cancer-killing mechanism could provide an effective option for
The prospects of additive manufacturing (3D printing) as a versatile tool for prompt and inexpensive prototyping are extremely promising. This family of methods are set to make fabrication processes faster, more efficient in terms of the raw materials and energy required, and more flexible. However, additive manufacturing has not yet been broadly applied to micro
IMAGE: Meta-hologram optical device that operated in forward and backward directions. view more Credit: Junsuk Rho(POSTECH) Hologram techniques are already used in our everyday life. A hologram sticker to prevent from counterfeiting money, Augmented Reality navigation projected in front mirror of a car to guide directions, and Virtual Reality game that allows a user to play
This Manifest review contains spoilers. Manifest Season 2 Episode 4 Manifest is certainly making the most of its strong central conflict between the passengers with powers and those who would exploit it like the Major, who is proving to be a formidable opponent. Other potential conundrums are still in the set-up phase, such as Olive’s
In an interview with PowerUp, lead effects artist Hadidjah Chamberlin noted that Blizzard briefly worked on a VR version of Hearthstone. “They actually prototyped a VR version of Hearthstone during that time,” says Chamberlin. “You could walk around the tavern and sit down to play a game with someone. They only had two weeks, so they
Costs of solar panels have plummeted over the last several years, leading to rates of solar installations far greater than most analysts had expected. But with most of the potential areas for cost savings already pushed to the extreme, further cost reductions are becoming more challenging to find. Now, researchers at MIT and at the
Heels is an inside jargon term within the professional wrestling industry referring to the role of villainous wrestlers, whose jobs are to generate “heat” (essentially energetic negativity,) amongst the audience, getting people behind the heroic “babyface” wrestler. Yet, it’s a concept to which Stephen Amell, the former heroic defender of Arrow’s Star City, will soon
For over twenty years, the Guilty Gear series has been synonymous with amazing visuals and ridiculous character designs in the realm of fighting games. Well, that and head-scratching titles. This is the series that gave us such games as Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R and Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign. Now they’re giving us something
An interdisciplinary team from the University of Basel in Switzerland has succeeded in creating a direct path for artificial nanocontainers to enter into the nucleus of living cells. To this end, they produced biocompatible polymer vesicles that can pass through the pores that decorate the membrane of the cell nucleus. In this way, it might