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By Weiwei Zhao and Zhuoyang Ti, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) January 4, 2024Researchers have developed Slater-Pauling (S-P) Heusler materials, resembling a Rubik’s cube structure, with promising thermoelectric applications. These materials defy conventional semiconductor rules while maintaining semiconductor behavior. Credit: Chinese Academy of SciencesScientists have created unique Slater-Pauling Heusler materials with semiconductor properties, offering significant potential in thermoelectric applications. Their…

John Phillips/Getty Images Emilia Clarke is an absolute queen, and not just of dragons. The beloved British actress and entertainer has been in some of the most iconic franchises in the world, and we couldn’t be more in love. Whether it’s Game of Thrones, Star Wars, or her upcoming introduction into the Marvel universe— Clarke continues to prove that there’s nothing she can’t do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZVTkn2NjS0 Announced in 2021, Clarke’s involvement with the house of mouse comes by way of the…

The WOWCube has 24 separate touchscreens, and the ability to twist it on multiple axis introduces some mind-bending interactions.Gif: Kyle Barr/GizmodoIf you’re the kind of person who spins Rubik’s Cubes not to solve them, but just to feel the satisfying click-clack as you rotate their sides, then the WOWCube may be a more engaging way to fulfillyour fidgety tendencies, as long as you’re willing to pay for it.I was able to get a short hands on with the WOWCube at CES. It’s a cube with six sides, but with eight individual…

Professor Ernő Rubik, inventor of Rubik's Cube, is photographed in New York on Sept. 18, 2018. Rubik has seen his color-matching puzzle go from a classroom teaching tool in Cold War-era Hungary to a worldwide phenomenon with over 450 million cubes sold and a mini-empire of related toys. Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew, File If you've ever had trouble solving a Rubik's Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps.…

Building a Rubiks Cube Solver With Python 3Solving a Rubiks Cube | Image by authorHi everyone, today we’re going to create a Rubik’s cube solver using python 3. In this blog post, I will be going through the game theory and algorithms needed so that you can beat any Rubik’s cube with ease.With the popularity of Rubik’s cubes, I’m sure you’ve seen one before, but just in case you haven’t, I’m going to give a quick rundown of what they are. Rubik’s cubes are a popular game invented by Ernő Rubik. The Rubik’s cube has a…

| Former Disney animator Peter Raymundo's debut middle-grade graphic novel, Lucky Scramble follows a group of kid gamers whose talents, aspirations and tricks collide at an epic and nail-biting cubing championship, the book provides a glimpse into the world of competitive speedcubing. Don't know what cubing is? Me neither, I looked it up and it's racing to solve Rubik's cubes. So there you go. Rubik's cube –  gd_project / Shutterstock.com Peter Raymundo first came to Disney working in Character Animation on Mulan's…

The challenge of solving a Rubik’s cube is a treasured novelty and one of the most popular tests of intellectual prowess. Andrea Favero’s Raspberry Pi project takes the task even further by solving the classic 80’s puzzle autonomously. This 3D-printed Rubik’s cube solver not only integrates our favorite SBC but makes use of well-known machine learning applications that are open source and free for anyone to tinker with themselves at home.This automated Rubik’s cube solver, for all practical purposes, can be considered a…