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Pixar’s “Turning Red” Now Direct-To-Disney+
Disney After sending their last two films (“Soul,” “Luca”) direct to the Disney+ service, Disney pledged a few months back that Pixar’s next film would come to theaters. Now though, the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 has led to the Mouse House to scrap those plans. Instead, the film will launch exclusively on Disney+…
Turning off: The devices that could follow BlackBerry’s fate
This week, BlackBerry ended support for its classic phones, meaning many of the cult keyboard-toting devices have been rendered all-but inoperable. That includes 2014’s BlackBerry Classic and BlackBerry Passport, which at only seven years old may seem too young for such a fate. But actually, seven years is about as long as you can expect…
Netgear is turning its connected picture frame into a display for NFTs
Whether you wanted it or not, NFTs are finding ways of creeping into just about every aspect of our lives. Something that began as a curiosity has quickly expanded to include networking giant Netgear and its connected smart frame, Meural. Regardless of how you feel about NFTs, companies like Netgear are capitalizing on this interest…
Turning Up the Heat: Thermal Energy Storage Could Help Decarbonize Buildings
Berkeley Lab researchers have reported a breakthrough in phase-change materials, which will improve the affordability of thermal energy storage. Phase-change materials can be added inside walls and automatically keep a building cool or warm depending on the ambient temperature. Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab Berkeley Lab research efforts in advanced materials and cost analyses give major…
Turning nanotube into a tiny transistor
Scientists have created a tiny transistor using a unique tool inserted into an electron microscope. The transistor is 25,000 times smaller than the width of human hair. QUT Center for Materials Science co-director Professor Dmitri Golberg, who led the research project, said, “The result was a “very interesting fundamental discovery” which could lead the way for…
Americans Turning to Trendy Diets to Shed Pandemic Pounds
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Americans in the prime of their lives are worried about the pounds they packed on during the pandemic and plan to do something about it in the new year, a new Harris Poll/HealthDay survey finds. Nearly 2 of every 3 U.S. adults (63%)…
Turning 35 in October, Carlos Chan (陳家樂) hopes for new career opportunities, and is ready to embrace changes in his personal life. Although he does not have a concrete timeline for marriage, he looks forward to having children. Filming “The Line Watchers” Realizing the importance of an actor’s physique, Carlos started aggressively working out last…