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In laboratory tests, a new design for padding, right, outperformed more conventional technologies like a foam, left, made out of the same springy material. Credit: Lawrence SmithFootball players (and anyone else who takes hard hits) may want to breathe a sigh of relief.In recent research, engineers at the University of Colorado of Boulder and Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new design for padding that can withstand big impacts. The team’s innovations, which can be printed on commercially available 3D…

It appears that developer Tokyo RPG Factory will be merging into Square Enix. According to Gematsu, as part of an absorption-type merger, Square Enix will inherit all assets and liabilities of Tokyo RPG Factory and the subsidiary will be dissolved and cease to exist. The company was established back in June 2015 as a Square Enix subsidiary to develop I am Setsuna and would go on to also develop Lost Sphear and Oninaki. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5QYlzCokJY JRPG Developer since 2015 Tokyo RPG Factory released…

Greenland. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Greenland absorbs more of the greenhouse gas methane than it emits, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen released Wednesday. "On average and since 2000, dry landscapes of the ice-free part of Greenland have consumed more than 65,000 tons of methane annually from the atmosphere, while 9,000 tons…

Concrete is one of the most common materials on Earth, thanks to its high strength and low cost – but it’s also one of the largest single sources of carbon dioxide emissions. Engineers at Washington State University (WSU) have developed a new method for making concrete that absorbs more carbon than it emits.The process of making cement requires very high temperatures, and that usually requires burning fuels which, of course, emits CO2. That can be partly offset by switching to renewable energy sources, but chemical…

Any movie that bears even the slightest of similarities to an earlier and more successful spiritual successor is in danger of being tarred with the dreaded “ripoff” brush, but we can all agree that The Faculty deserves to be put on its own pedestal. At the time of the cult classic’s original 1998 release, critics were quick to beat Robert Rodriguez’s sorely underrated psychological sci-fi horror to a great deal of John Carpenter’s back catalogue – with The Thing at the top of the list – as well as Invasion of the Body…

Samsung Pass is headed to the graveyard. The Korean firm has announced that it is folding the app into Samsung Pay. All features and services offered through Samsung Pass will now be available through the company’s payments app.If you’re a Samsung smartphone user, you’re probably familiar with the Samsung Pass app. It comes pre-installed on most Galaxy devices and serves as a biometric-authenticated password manager. You can use it to sign in to websites and apps on your phone with biometric authentication (face,…