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Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings included a ton of unique creatures as fans finally glimpsed the mythical village Ta-Lo, but it almost had very different demonic creatures. Jared S. Marantz, a concept artist who worked on the film, has shared some of the unused designs from the film including a four-legged, six-armed, humanoid creature. According to the artist, this design was put forward as a possible look for the flying demons that emerged in Ta-Lo at the end of the film. This look was…

Samsung has reportedly filed patents for 10 new foldable phone designs. These include smartphones with rollable, scrollable, and slidable displays. The patents are representative of Samsung’s vision for the future of foldable phones. Patently Apple was the first to report about these new patents published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Recently, 10 more patents were filed by Samsung, bringing the total to 20. The Korean tech giant already dominates the foldable smartphone segment with its Fold and…

As employees slowly return to the office, many companies would benefit by looking to an often-ignored aspect of the workplace to lure them back: office design. The truth is, they have a lot of work to do. Many employees prefer working from home, not only because it eliminates the unpredictable and wasteful commute, but also because “home” is often a much more pleasant place to get things done than an office. It’s brighter, more physically comfortable, more customized to their temperature and lighting…

A new era for protein designThis new software from the Baker laboratory designs proteins that actually work in the wet lab. And you can use it to design your own proteins too, right online.This was going to happen, and I expected the Baker lab to be the first group to report it. But honestly I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly:Reverse an AlphaFold-like neural network to feed it 3D structures and obtain from it protein sequences that fold accordingly. This by itself didn’t turn out to work quite well, but it inspired…

High-quality masks called respirators, such as N95s and KN95s, offer strong protection against the spread of COVID-19. But when it comes to comfort and convenience, there is certainly room for improvement. Masks fog up glasses. Wearing them for hours at a time can get sweaty and uncomfortable (especially in humid summer heat). Efficacy can vary a lot between brands. And when people cover half their face, it’s harder to read facial expressions and interact socially. This week a project called the Mask Innovation Challenge…

The Mac Pro is Apple’s most powerful Mac. Or at least, that’s the intention, but since its release in 2019, Apple has gone on to release new MacBooks with powerful M1 Max chips that are banging on the $6,000 Mac Pro’s door. That means an update is in order. Luckily, rumors and leaks indicate a new Mac Pro could still be just a few months away. If you’re wondering what it might look like and how powerful it could be, you’re in the right place, as we’ve gathered all the Mac Pro news we can find into one place. To find…

Five months ago we launched our merch store and we wanted to thank everyone who bought our products. We are glad to have you as a part of our community and that you proudly our brand, even though we’re only Internet famous and not movie star famous. When we launched the store, we promised to keep things fresh with new designs. Today we’re introducing a few new designs and a product we didn’t offer before. More on that in a moment. Of the current selection, the most popular product is our Est 2000 Tee, particularly the…

It’s 1989, and over the course of a blazing Wiltshire summer, a series of mysterious and increasingly complex crop circles appear in the county’s ripening wheat fields. Combining precise geometry and motifs from eastern spirituality and Celtic mythology, they’re soon attracting international attention from the media, UFO enthusiasts, dowsers, exorcists and tourists.Benjamin Myers’s latest novel, The Perfect Golden Circle, is every bit as idiosyncratic as its subject matter, combining lyricism with comedy and themes that…

It's a sad fact that even though our forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, new wooden structures are typically made of all-new wood. A special computer system could help change that, by facilitating the use of wood reclaimed from existing buildings.Currently in development at the ETH Zurich research institute, the system is initially used to create an inventory of all the pieces of wood that the users were able to harvest from a building or other structure slated for demolition. That wood could also consist of…