While it’s understandable that Valve’s Steam Deck is already drawing comparisons to the Nintendo Switch, the Steam Deck’s closest (and most important) comparison in the history of video game handhelds has to be the ill-fated PlayStation Vita. Released in Japan in December 2011 as the follow-up to the PSP, the PlayStation Vita was positioned to
One of the leading thinkers in nano-science has called on the energy materials community to help finally put an end to the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. In a hard-hitting editorial published by Energy and Environmental Materials, Professor Ravi Silva, Director of the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) at the University of Surrey, argues that there
NEW YORK, July 20, 2021 – The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced today a neuroscientist, inorganic chemist and an electrical engineer as the laureates of the 2021 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Each will receive $250,000, the largest unrestricted scientific prize for America’s most innovative young faculty-rank scientists
The Studio Ghibli Museum was in dire straights, but thanks to a fan fundraiser it might get to stay. “Have you ever been to the Ghibli Museum? It’s a magical place! But, due to covid-19, it’s a place in need of extra cash. Last Friday, the city of Mitaka in Tokyo launched a crowdfunding drive
This Evil review contains spoilers. Evil Season 2 Episode 5 We stumble right into the action on Evil season 2, episode 5, “Z Is for Zombie.” Grainy film footage captures tattered young people fleeing slow-moving zombies, the kind which annoy the younger generation of the genre’s fans. Kristen’s (Katja Herbers) daughter Lila (Skylar Gray) is
On June 25, 2000 on Fuji TV in Japan and October 21, 2000 on Fox Kids in the U.S. an episode of Digimon aired that over 20 years later continues to haunt fans and the franchise itself alike. This was an episode that opened up a world of possibility and a plotline darker than anything
IMAGE: Illustration of magnetic coupling in a cobalt-doped zinc-oxide monolayer. Red, blue, and yellow spheres represent cobalt, oxygen, and zinc atoms, respectively. view more Credit: Berkeley Lab The development of an ultrathin magnet that operates at room temperature could lead to new applications in computing and electronics – such as high-density, compact spintronic memory devices –
This sci-fi horror stop-motion web series is about a corporation that unleashes a plague of bio-mechanical parasites on its workers. The web series picks up where the short left off, following workers that escape the initial infection as they fight back against the company. Chaos grows as upper level employees turn against the company, the
Sometimes it feels like SpongeBob SquarePants memes are the logical conclusion to Western popular culture. Memeable bites of the classic Nick Toon allow for older (some would call geriatric) millennials to share their feelings from their half-remembered childhoods in all new contexts. When Earth is gone and the aliens have arrived one day, perhaps the
Through five seasons of Rick and Morty, Morty and Summer Smith have been through countless existential science fiction threats. In the show’s first season, Morty had to bury his own mouldering corpse in the backyard. Just two weeks ago Summer accompanied her grandfather on a sex tour of literal apocalypses! This week, the duo appear
Are we in the midst of a Twilight-naissance? All five movies from the vampire romance are now available to stream on Netflix, giving old and new viewers alike the excuse to visit the overcast world of Forks, Washington, and dive into the love story of brooding vampire Edward Cullen and clumsy human teenager Bella Swan.
IMAGE: Army-funded research identifies a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields, and other impact-resistant structures, view more Credit: MIT RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Army-funded research identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields and other impact-resistant structures. Researchers at the U.S. Army’s Institute
Hosts discuss The Librarians for the episodes “And the Bleeding Crown; And the Grave Of Time; And the Disenchanted Forest” AFTERBUZZ TV — The Librarians edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of The Librarians. In this episode hosts Yael Tygiel and Alexis Torres discuss episodes 5 – 7. THE LIBRARIANS: The Librarians is
IMAGE: Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science report a machine learning-based model for predicting the bonding properties of materials view more Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan – Designing materials that have the necessary properties to fulfill specific functions is a challenge faced by researchers working in
This RICK AND MORTY review contains spoilers. Rick and Morty Season 5 Episode 5 It’s not like I ask for a lot out of my favorite sci-fi sitcom. I just want there to be some sci-fi as well as some sitcom and a problem that pops up often in Rick and Morty these days is
The first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe had a simple mission: build up to the creation of the Avengers. The next two phases went further by setting the stage for Thanos and his quest for the Infinity Stones, culminating in one of the biggest movies of all time in Avengers: Endgame. While MCU Phase
This War of the Worlds review contains spoilers. Mind. Blown. Zut alors! How is this possible?! Such was Catherine’s reaction to realising that the Invaders had travelled to Earth not through space, but through time. It was a total revelation for the physicist – proof of concepts previously held only in theory. For Dr Durand, it changed everything. Catherine’s
Hosts discuss Black Lightning for the episode “Equinox: The Book of Fat.” AFTERBUZZ TV — Black Lightning edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of CW’s Black Lightning. In this episode, hosts Chae Jones, Joelle Monique, Drew Jones, & Porchia Carter discuss episode 7. ABOUT BLACK LIGHTNING: CW and Greg Berlanti expand the footprint
This article contains Fear Street Part Three: 1666 spoilers. It never could be as simple as reuniting an ancient skeleton’s hand with its wrist, right? That became obvious last week when the Fear Street trilogy’s ostensible heroine Deena Johnson (Kiana Madeira) attempted to break the curse of Sarah Fier by attaching all missing appendages in
This article contains Black Widow spoilers. Eric Pearson knows a thing or two about the Marvel Universe. A self-professed comic book nerd, the screenwriter penned the Son of Odin’s third feature film, Thor: Ragnarok. His most recent gig? Another high profile MCU project, Black Widow. The spy-action thriller takes a deep dive into Natasha Romanoff’s
Thirty-five years ago, James Cameron’s Aliens opened in theaters, stunning audiences and surprising even the most jaded critics. Here was a much belated sequel to a Hollywood blockbuster that was seven years old—and at a time when sequels were synonymous with soulless cash grabs. Yet in so many ways, Cameron’s follow-up took the ideas introduced
Let it never be said that the Twilight film franchise doesn’t know how to make an entire movie theater gasp aloud in shock and horror. In 2012, with the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the final installment in the paranormal romance adaptation, it did just that, delivering a twist ending
When one first hears the logline for Pig, Michael Sarnoski’s debut as a feature director, they would be forgiven for making certain assumptions. The film is, technically speaking, about a loner played by Nicolas Cage in search of his prized truffle pig, which was kidnapped from his home in the woods by a couple of
This My Hero Academia review contains spoilers. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 16 “Let’s enjoy this momentary peace…” It’s not easy to strike a healthy balance between fun and work, yet this is something that’s important for not just the prospective heroes to properly master in My Hero Academia, but also the series itself.
The following contains Loki spoilers. Marvel’s Loki may have only been six episodes, but it was a wild ride from start to finish, reinventing a fan favorite character, wrestling with complex existential questions of free will and fate, and telling one of the franchise’s weirdest love stories to date. Plus, you know, it also managed
Boss fights have been one of the pillars of The Legend of Zelda series since its inception. Link enters a dungeon, finds a new weapon, and often uses it to take out the big baddie that’s established residence there. It’s a solid formula that’s worked for over three decades now. Not all Zelda bosses are
If there’s justice in this world, high school comedy Never Have I Ever will return for at least a third season. The story of 15-year-old Devi Vishwakumar, a Los Angeles teen reeling from her beloved father’s sudden death while trying to navigate all the usual boys/school/friendship mess of adolescence, deserves to continue long into the future. (Here’s
When you come after family, they’ll show no mercy. #Titans Stream Season 3 of Titans on August 12, only on HBO Max: http://itsh.bo/hbo-max Titans follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age and find where they belong. In season three, circumstances draw our heroes to Gotham City, where they will
The Warzone community was recently rocked by the release of a massive Season 4 Reloaded patch that nerfed, buffed, and altered nearly every major gun in the game. It’s an entirely new meta at the moment, and things are absolutely wild. It’s going to be a little while before we really figure out which of
First, let’s get the perfunctory out of the way: George R.R. Martin really is never finishing these books. Once you get through that mourning process, it becomes possible to appreciate that there is still plenty of life in the Game of Thrones franchise’s old bones. The latest spinoff announcement is just the latest example of