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A new optical illusion can trick most of us into perceiving an expanding black hole, new research reports.The image is completely static, but researchers say it gives people "a growing sense of darkness, as if entering a space voided of light".  The illusory forward motion is probably our mind's way of preparing us for a change of scenery. By predicting a change from brightness to darkness, our visual system can adjust much faster to potentially perilous conditions, the researchers suggest."Just as glare can dazzle,…

The photographer behind the infamous Raffles hotel picture of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has finally been revealed. Johnny and Amber's televised defamation trial was watched all across the world, and a Singaporean photographer who was following the case ended up providing some crucial evidence. He later clarified that it was not him who clicked the picture and the original photographer was also found with the help of social media. Also Read| Johnny Depp gives surprise performance at UK concert after trial ends; fans…

CashFi (CFI) has plans to enable its users to unlock liquidity for a higher profit by staking CFI tokens. One of the growing aspects of the crypto industry is the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector that aims to eradicate the interference of third-party intermediaries, like banks, in financial transactions and services. The DeFi sector has a total market cap of about $50 billion and thousands of coins trading in it. If you are looking for DeFi investment opportunities, pay attention to The Graph (GRT), Uniswap…

Next month Image Comics will release Beware the Eye of Odin #1, the new series from writer Doug Wagner, artist Tim Odland, colorist Michelle Madsen, and letterer Ed Dukeshire. The series follows a young Viking prince and his compatriots on a quest to return the lost eye of Odin to its rightful owner. Beware the Eye of Odin is the first collaboration for Wagner and Odland, and the latest Image Comics series from Wagner, whose other credits with the publisher include Plastic, Vinyl, and The Ride. The Beat chatted with…

Amber Heard & Johnny Depp Getty Images Remix By Keane Eacobellis Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s lawyers are exchanging allegations of photoshopping centering on an alleged black eye amid a trial of dueling defamation lawsuits. Depp previously testified Heard allegedly hit him during their honeymoon, giving him a “shiner.” One of the pieces of evidence Depp pointed to in support of this was a photo of the couple and the staff of aboard the Orient Express. However, Heard’s lawyer, Benjamin Rottenborn, submitted…

Schematic diagram of the prevention and early treatment system for diabetic retinopathy using wirelessly driven smart contact lenses equipped with LEDs. Credit: POSTECHSmart LED contact lenses developed for treating diabetic retinopathy.Diabetes is a long-term chronic disease with many complications and requires lifelong care. The longer a patient suffers from diabetes, the higher the risk of developing retinopathy (disease of the retina) which can progressively lead to a decline in vision and even to blindness.A POSTECH…

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday offered investors two lithium stocks he believes should be on their shopping lists."Lithium is everywhere, people – it just takes at least eighteen months to get production going, and that's about how long it's been since prices started soaring. We've already got these smaller players getting ready to come online later this year. … Of course, once more people get in, the business will get worse," the "Mad Money" host said."I'm only endorsing Albemarle and Livent for a trade. I like lithium…

A flexible contact lens that senses eye pressure and releases a drug on-demand could help treat glaucoma, the second leading global cause of blindness worldwide.The compact wireless device, which has been developed by a team of Chinese researchers and tested in pig and rabbit eyes so far, appears to detect and reduce rising eye pressure, one of the usual causes of glaucoma.  Glaucoma is an umbrella term for a group of eye diseases where damage to the optic nerve, which relays visual information to the brain, causes…

NIH discovery sheds light on tissue targeted by age-related macular degeneration and other diseasesResearchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue in the retina that is vital to human visual perception. The scientists from the National Eye Institute (NEI) discovered five subpopulations of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)—a layer of tissue that nourishes and supports the retina’s light-sensing photoreceptors. Using artificial intelligence, the researchers analyzed images of RPE at…

Soft Cell: *Happiness Not Included album coverForty-one years since their debut album, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, and 20 since their last album, 2002’s underwhelming Cruelty Without Beauty, Soft Cell return with an album that makes the very best of their vantage point as synth-pop elders with an eye on the future. *Happiness Not Included cleverly compares the 80s promises of a future straight out of science-fiction (“rocket ships and monorails, electricity that never fails”) with how things have actually turned out. While…