Freezing test. Credit: Nguyen Ba Duc Researchers in Vietnam have developed a transparent nanostructure with anti-icing properties that could keep objects such as aircraft wings and wind turbines ice-free in cold, damp conditions. The material, which is inspired by the structure of moth eyes, consists of a quartz substrate coated with a monolayer of nano-sized
by Jessica Pena, September 2, 2020 The battle is over at Paramount Network. The cable channel has cancelled the 68 Whiskey TV series so, there won’t be a second season. A comedy-drama series, 68 Whiskey follows a multicultural band of Army medics stationed in Afghanistan on a base nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Together, the medics navigate a
A pedestrian passes in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday night following a massive decline sparked by tech shares during regular trading. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dipped 101 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures were down by 0.4% and Nasdaq
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said casinos statewide and NYC malls can open Sept. 9 but stayed mum on movie theaters in a press briefing Thursday dedicated mainly to ripping President Donald Trump in an escalating war of words between the two pols. The omission is a blow to theater owners as Tenet, the first
New CSIS report looks at three key governance issues: orbital debris mitigation, rendezvous and proximity operations, and insurance requirements WASHINGTON — Commercial and government activities in space keep growing and yet nations are making little progress in establishing rules and norms of behavior, says the Center for Strategic and International Studies in a new report
President Donald Trump is seen tapping the screen on a mobile phone at the approximate time a tweet was released from his Twitter account, during a roundtable discussion on the reopening of small businesses in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters Twitter on
A new John Prine box set has been announced. The 7xCD release Crooked Piece of Time, out October 23 via Rhino, will gather the late singer-songwriter’s first seven albums, beginning with his 1971 self-title debut and ending with 1980’s Storm Windows, according to Rolling Stone. The boxset, named after a song from 1978’s Bruised Orange,
A trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The high-flying stocks are coming back down to earth as investors see an opportunity to lock in their gains with markets at their highs. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which has made a
The students who graduated this summer have never faced a more uncertain future. As they navigated the new quarantine normal, we invited college photography graduates from around the country to showcase their skills in the form of fashion images. The models were their nearest and dearest—parents, roommates, siblings, significant others—who were excited to don high
Zack Snyder’s new zombie action heist movie Army of the Dead is getting a prequel and anime series at Netflix. Shay Hatten, one of the writers of the screenplay for the upcoming movie, will write the prequel, along with the anime series. This is more huge news for Zack Snyder fans who have been waiting
9-1-1 may be pulling in a crowd on FOX, but an unscripted series focusing on 911 call handlers has landed a series order at ABC. The network announced today new series Emergency Call will debut this fall. Hosted by actor Luke Wilson and produced by 8HOURS TELEVISION, Emergency Call is a daring, new hour-long show
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A shot of Industrial Light and Magic’s StageCraft, an LED stage production technology created for “The Mandalorian.” Disney The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has crippled film production in the U.S., causing shooting delays and hindering widespread travel. A technology developed for the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” could be the solution. Due to Covid-19, productions have scrambled
For Immediate Release— Tommy Ragen may only be 12 years old but don’t let that fool you. With three studio-albums and a major motion picture under his belt, Tommy is just getting started. Following up with the 2020 film “Mighty Oak,” released by Paramount ViacomCBS in July 2020, Ragen returned to the studio to create
As Deadline’s Tom Tapp reported last week, Los Angeles County isn’t quite ready to join other parts of California and the nation at large in allowing movie theaters to reopen, even with restrictions. So the coronavirus-beset movie capital remains closed to indoor movies. Which isn’t entirely bad. It buys some time, at least, to figure
WASHINGTON — European launch provider Arianespace conducted a successful return-to-flight mission of Vega, its light-lift rocket, on Sept. 2, completing the vehicle’s first launch in 14 months. Vega lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:51 p.m. Eastern, carrying 53 satellites to low Earth orbit in the debut of Arianespace’s
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden discusses his plan to safely reopen schools amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, September 2, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Wednesday that if he were president, he would direct the Federal
Exclusive Silento allegedly got loud and threatened people with a hatchet while trying to find his girlfriend … and now he’s facing felony charges. The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper was arrested last weekend after a bizarre incident in which law enforcement sources tell us … he walked into a house with a hatchet in