Hold onto your holographic caps because researchers in Japan have managed to turn depleted uranium into futuristic rechargeable batteries. According to IEEE.org, Scientists at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have been working to turn the depleted uranium waste products of nuclear power generation into batteries designed to be recharged by renewables.Sadly, this doesn't mean we'll be emptying leftover cans of drink and banana peels into our fuel canisters anytime soon....
China managed to make one of the coolest sounding premises staggeringly nerdy as the country pits humanoid robots against humans in a half marathon run. According to The Guardian, this meat vs. machine mini marathon was held at Yizhuang in Beijing on Saturday, where 21 robots joined the thousands of fleshy fitness fanatics in competition.The real downside to this news is the robots didn't win, or even come close. In...
Asus has us drooling after it released all the juicy specs for the upcoming Asus RTX 50-series A14 TUF gaming laptop. Right now Asus are the top dogs of laptops, with several of the company's machine making our best of list, including the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 editions. While they didn't quite make the list last year, Asus' TUF series are also nothing to balk at. For 2024's...
All the help you need to make Monday's Wordle a breeze is ready and waiting just below. Whether you want to warm up with our general tips, sort out a jumble of yellow letters with our clue for the April 21 (1402) game, or jump straight to today's answer, we've got it all.Two green letters and one handy yellow in my first row? On a Monday? Brilliant. I could have...
The “Festival of Accord: Blossomdance” is a seasonal event in Monster Hunter Wilds that will transform the Grand Hub into a pink cherry blossom-filled wonderland. First announced during the Monster Hunter Wilds showcase in March, this event will be one of the first big changes coming to the game since “Title Update 1.” The time-limited event will change the appearance of the the Grand Hub and give players the opportunity...
After 10 episodes, HBO’s The Last of Us has finally gotten to the issue being talked around since the show first dropped: What happens between Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Abby (Kaitlyn Dever). The scene is very close to what plays out in the game — certainly too close for those who weren’t looking forward to watching it happen again. But the show version makes a crucial change to the setup...
Everyone hitting refresh on Bethesda's YouTube channel waiting for an Oblivion Remastered trailer got a surprise when a new trailer for Doom: The Dark Ages arrived auspiciously over the Easter weekend.It opens with a strong dose of story. A guy who looks like he stepped right out of Hellraiser is here to attack a divided humanity with a skyship that looks like it was designed by Warhammer 40,000's Imperium of...
Palia's big Elderwood expansion is coming in May with a new zone that reminds me of WoW's Teldrassil
Cozy MMO Palia is getting its biggest expansion yet, featuring the new Elderwood adventure zone, which might look familiar to World of Warcraft fans.Palia has received a steady stream of updates since it launched in open beta in 2023, but there's one major update fans have been waiting months for and it's finally here: the Elderwood expansion.This huge new zone will also arrive alongside Palia's long-awaited console launch on Xbox...
Ubisoft has announced that its internal tool to help developers make colorblind-accessible videogames is available for public use "after several years of internal use and development."Chroma lets developers replicate the experience of colorblind players in real time, as they actually play the game, by applying a filter over the screen that doesn't degrade game performance.Colorblindness may well be the most common disability affecting videogame players, with nonprofit Colour Blind Awareness...
Fans of Twister rejoice, there's finally a game that lets you take down tornadoes in the least realistic way possible—and it's free!Kill the Twister, a free indie game that's exactly what it sounds like, launched on Steam this month and you don't even need to add it to your wishlist since it's a free game at the time of writing. In this "self-contained FPS boss fight against a massive tornado,"...