Month: September 2020

Under light fields, polystyrene/gold Janus particles are set to swim and rotate alternatively such that they follow a predefined path (reprinted under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License) Microscopic devices made from so-called Janus particles can be made to “swim” through liquid with the help of light-induced thermoelectric fields. The devices, which can travel 100μm
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Sam Smith has announced their new album Love Goes. The album is set to arrive on October 30. Today, they shared the new single “Diamonds,” which was co-written with Shellback and Oscar Holter; Shellback and Oscar Görres produced. Watch its Luke Monaghan-directed video below. The album features several previously released singles, including his new tracks
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Dr. Carlos del Rio, an investigator in Moderna‘s clinical trials, told CNBC on Thursday he is worried about political pressure interfering in the regulatory approval process for any potential coronavirus vaccine.   “Politics have already impinged on science,” del Rio said on “Power Lunch,” referring to a pair of previous developments during the coronavirus pandemic that did not
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The Matrix 4 recently returned to filming after a pause in production, and, while specific details regarding the movie’s plot continue to remain a mystery, the breath-taking Keanu Reeves has now revealed a few insights into what audiences can expect when they plug back into the Matrix. After praising director Lana Wachowski, Reeves describes The
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Tonal in-home fitness. Source: Tonal Strength training start-up Tonal is attracting more venture-capital cash as investors bet that Americans will continue working out from home after the pandemic.  The San Francisco-based company announced a $110 million funding round on Thursday. Tonal executives did not disclose its new valuation, but people familiar with the deal said
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Tara Isabel Zambrano’s debut collection of flash, Death, Desire, and Other Destinations (Okay Donkey Press, 2020), is a journey through desire’s relationship with the body: the exhaustion after desire courses through us, and the surprising places—both hidden and public—desire centers itself, like some wily, ethereal character peeking around the corner, reminding us of its omniscience.
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