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The X-Men never die. In the comics, that’s sometimes more literal than metaphorical, more meta text than actual text. But it always means that, for the most part, no matter how long the X-Men wane, they always come back: the same but different, adapted to the latest age of a world that hates and fears them. X-Men: The Animated Series is now different with its own resurrection in X-Men ‘97.Who Should Be The New Wolverine? io9 PicksDebuting today on Disney+, X-Men ‘97 is a literal and spiritual continuation of the beloved…

This Tuesday, Google will roll out a change to the Core Web Vital metrics where it will replace First Input Delay (FID) with Interaction to Next Paint (INP) as a Core Web Vitals metric. This March 12th you will see FID go away and INP take its place. Please know that this is unrelated to the ongoing March 2024 Google Core update, core updates and Core Web Vitals have zero to do with each other. On March 12, 2024 Google will replace First Input Delay (FID) with Interaction to Next Paint (INP) as a Core Web Vitals…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as neurological damage, organ failure and death.Widely used in products such as paint and gasoline until the late 1970s, lead continues to contaminate environments and harm the health of people around the world.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by…

Every gram counts in commercial flight. Material scientists from Kobe University have discovered “nanospheres” that are near-invisible silicone crystals. The particles can reflect light thanks to very large and efficient scattering, research published in the ACS Applied Nano Matter journal details. The result could mean covering a surface in vibrant color while only adding 10 percent of the weight of painting an aircraft for the same effect.Minoru and Hiroshi’s discovery focuses on structural rather than pigment color to…

Paint might not seem like the heaviest component to consider when building a large device like an airplane, but its mass can add up. Now, a new and lightweight substance could provide a welcome substitute: Two material scientists from Kobe University, Fujii Minoru and Sugimoto Hiroshi, have discovered nanospheres that are near-invisible silicone crystals. The particles can reflect light thanks to very large and efficient scattering, research published in the journal of ACS Applied Nano Matter details. The result could…

Google has announced that the new Interaction to Next Paint (INP) metric will become one of the three Core Web Vitals metrics on March 12, 2024. It’s replacing the older First Input Delay metric. This marks the biggest change to the web vitals since Google first introduced them as a ranking factor in 2021.What is Interaction to Next Paint? The three Core Web Vitals metrics each measure a different aspect of the experience users have on your website. INP assesses how quickly your website responds to user…

Feb. 5, 2024 3 AM PT To the editor: I have felt for some time that a driving force in the fracturing of our society is that too many of us have ascribed to the once-abhorrent view that the ends justify the means. I was therefore disappointed to read USC environmental studies professor Shannon Gibson’s op-ed article that attempts to justify attacks on historically important art in the name of advancing climate change goals. Those who embrace an “ends” perspective should bear in mind that it has often been misused…

The popular AR Art Projector app from Da Vinci Eye is now available for Apple Vision Pro users. This software helps painters trace their drawings, learn with lessons, and be challenged by daily drawing prompts. It has now entered the spatial computing era.Previously available for newer iPhones and iPad models, it would bring an AR mode that anchored your image to an object in the real world (such as a canvas) so the drawing and the projected image would stay aligned.While you would previously need a stand to…

If you’ve been inside a Rivian R1T or R1S, you could argue they’re pretty well equipped to handle off-road terrain and are already reasonably customizable with add-ons. However, a custom truck specialist in Florida has reimagined the Rivian pickup for “Apocalyptic” level performance with an entirely customized exterior complete with LED lights, a roll cage, and even Kevlar paint. Since its inception, the Rivian brand and the ethos of its entire company have been centered around the outdoors. Not…

On March 12, 2024 Google will replace First Input Delay (FID) with Interaction to Next Paint (INP) as a Core Web Vitals metric. The news of INP replacing FID is not new, and we knew it was coming in March but now we have the specific date – March 12. “Today, we’re announcing that INP will officially become a Core Web Vital and replace FID on March 12 of this year, and that FID will be deprecated in this transition,” Google posted today on its Web.dev blog. “It’s worth repeating that INP will officially become a Core…