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To keep the lights on in NASA's Artemis human lunar outpost, Sandia National Laboratories is developing electrical micro-grids to handle the power distribution from the Moon base's mini nuclear reactors to the various living and support facilities.NASA's ambition to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon as a rehearsal for an eventual crewed mission to Mars poses tremendous engineering challenges that make building the International Space Station (ISS) look like a barn raising. Not only would a Moon base be a…

Just a few days after “Wait For U” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Future took to Twitter to reveal why Tems, who’s sampled on the song, is credited as a featured artist.“Soon as I heard the @temsbaby sample over @atljacobbeatz instantly connected to my soul,” Future wrote. “Even tho wait for u is a sample and not an original recording I still put Featuring @temsbaby if u wasn’t familiar with her work. Thank u Tems.”Earlier this week, “Wait For U” debuted atop the Hot 100, giving Tems her first No. 1 on the…

If there’s an abiding image of 2022’s Sound City, it’s the cartons of water provided by one of the festival’s corporate sponsors; essentially, it looks as if all the artists are chugging milk on stage. It sparks bemusement and mirth in equal measure and captures the festival’s entire atmosphere in microcosm – there’s a pleasant irreverence blanketing Liverpool city centre.“It’s water, I swear!” protests Peter Harrison to one of the festival’s many cries of “Is that milk?” as his band San Lorenz – whose dramatic art rock…

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…

Spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ahead. The film's screenwriter Michael Waldron opens up on the role Charlize Theron's Clea plays in Doctor Strange's life in the future. Spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ahead!Marvel’s latest film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has had a strong start at the box office. The Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen-starrer has been loved by fans and critics alike. One thing in particular that has caught the fans’ fancy is the…

WhatsApp has been reportedly working on two new updates that will bring changes to the in-app features. The first one is related to the status update while the second change is related to the disappearing messages. WhatsApp keeps updating itself to bring new features for the contemporary world. The Meta-owned instant messaging app has recently announced major changes to its in-app features like 2GB media file sharing and group calling. In the latest update, WhatsApp has been found…

On 10 October 1957, Harold Macmillan sent a letter to President Dwight Eisenhower. The question he asked his US counterpart was: “What are we going to do about these Russians?” The launch of the Sputnik satellite six days earlier had carried with it the threat that Soviet military technology would eclipse that of the west. The prime minister was hoping to boost British nuclear capabilities, and was desperate for US cooperation.On that same day, however, the UK’s most advanced nuclear project went up in flames – putting…

Apple is rumoured to be testing Type-C port for its future phones. Currently, Apple uses Lightning connector in the iPhones. The news report claims that this could be related to the European regulations. It further claims that the even if it is true the Type-C port could only be practical next year. It is important to note that Apple stopped shipping power adapters inside the iPhones boxes to cut its carbon footprint. To assist the iPhone users, Apple brought in MagSafe covers that…

Spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ahead!Marvel’s latest film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has had a strong start at the box office. The Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen-starrer has been loved by fans and critics alike. One thing in particular that has caught the fans’ fancy is the starry cameos in the film. However, fans are now wondering if the cameos were just a big fan service or if they are somewhat of a soft introduction for the actors in the Marvel Cinematic Universe…

When it comes to video game genres, fighting games tend to be a step behind the curve. The fact that it took an entire pandemic for developers to finally look into better netcode for fighters speaks volumes. At an even more basic level, the way fighting games operate has been called “archaic” by players who feel that the genre is in need of a switch-up to make them more accessible to modern, mainstream audiences. One of the fighting game community’s main talking points at the moment is free-to-play (FTP), a popular…