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These plasma-confining devices, called tokamaks, are formed using a series of high-power magnetic coils to create a vessel in which plasma is controlled at temperatures as hot as the sun’s core. Correctly confined plasma can allow nuclear fusion to occur between hydrogen atoms and is being studied as a sustainable method of generating electricity. Researchers from DeepMind and EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center (SPC) detail in a new paper in Nature how they helped create a set of DeepMind AI algorithms capable of controlling the shape of plasma inside the vessel....

No one is safe from Thanos and the snap - not even Google, who added a fun Avengers: Infinity War-inspired Easter Egg ahead of the worldwide release of Avengers: Endgame. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is reaching a turning point in Avengers: Endgame, marking the culmination of a narrative that has been building up since 2008 with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man. This goes back to Avengers: Infinity War, where Thanos finally got the six Infinity Stones and the Infinity Gauntlet, wiping out half the population of the universe with just the snap of his fingers....

Google has released Hangouts version 9 for iPhone and iPad, bringing a native iOS share extension and new Low Power Mode functionality to the social app. Starting with the latest update, users can share content over Hangouts on iOS without being in the app. Just activate the newly added Hangouts extension by tapping the share/action button (box with arrow) on an app like Safari or Photos, then tap ‘More’ at the end of the row of colored app icons, toggle Hangouts on and position it wherever you prefer....

An update to the GoPro app that allows users to remotely control their GoPro cameras has been a long time coming. Just in time for iOS 8, today the app finally gets an overhaul for iOS 7 with a completely redesigned UI that ditches that super outdated design the app has been sporting for quite a while now. The navigation of the app remains similar to the previous version, but the entire app has been updated with an iOS 7 style design with flat icons, a more vibrant color scheme, and an overall streamlined design....

As has become the norm over recent years, John Gruber was joined by a pair of Apple executives for his live episode of The Talk Show at WWDC. This year, Mike Rockwell, Apple’s head of augmented reality, and marketing executive Greg Joswiak, joined Gruber to talk iOS 12, augmented reality, and much more. Yesterday, Apple announced a new file format focused specifically on augmented reality. Dubbed USDZ, Rockwell explained that the goal is to create a universal file format for AR, something like the PDF of AR:...

Head below for a hands-on look: Hands-on with ZUGU Muse Case for iPad mini (and iPad Pro) As you’ll see in our hands-on video above, the case is made up of a robust bumper, a dual injection PC/TPU Shell (which the company notes is has a 1.5 mm pc back to make it the lightest in the industry), and a magnetic cover and flap with automatic sleep/wake functionality. The case itself comes in at 8....

In the universe of Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore is widely considered to be the greatest wizard in history. He’s mostly shown as a hero throughout the series. It was Dumbledore who defeated Gellert Grindelwald years before he went on to play a major part in ridding the world of Lord Voldemort. However, a closer look at Dumbledore’s history shows that he was far from a saint. He did some questionable things throughout his life and the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, revealed a lot about his past that showed us just how flawed he was....

What is Harvey? The app’s download page on flathub claims it’s what Gotham needs right now. Maybe the developer is referring to Harvey from The Dark Knight.​Harvey is a color checker tool for testing if the color of your foreground text against your background color content complies with WCAG A, AA, and AAA levels. What is WCAG? WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Its role is to keep the website accessible to everyone....

Update: Our winners have been chosen at random and contacted. As thanks for everyone participating, Pad & Quill is generously offering 15% off any order for a limited time to our readers using the coupon code DAD14 at checkout. 6/12/14 With Father’s Day quickly approaching, our friends over at Pad & Quill are teaming up with us to give away some cool bags and cases for your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more....

Find and Remove What Google Knows You Buy To see what Google knows about your purchases, head to https://myaccount.google.com/purchases and log into your account if you aren’t already. There you will find a list of items you have purchased from Google and other locations online. Anything you have bought online, and the receipt is sent to your Gmail account, it should be listed. When I checked mine, I found it has tracked items as far back as 2013....

There’s some good news on the horizon for Gossip Girl fans: a reboot is in the works. However, while we eagerly wait for more information on the resurrection of an iconic series focused around the drama and glam of New York’s Upper East Side, it’s nice to get nostalgic about what the series once was. One of the key characters was no doubt Serena van der Woodsen, a blonde bombshell known as the “It” girl of the Upper East Side....

Putting aside for a moment the iPhone location tracking issue, what was the last time you used the iOS Maps app? Apple’s built-in software does turn-by-turn navigation and lets you enjoy detailed satellite imagery and street-level photography, but it otherwise leaves a lot to be desired in the features department. For example, it won’t let you attach detailed information about saved location, the stuff like images, notes or voice memos....

For a series that has spanned more than 300 episodes, it’s not strange to have a large number of cast changes over the years. Grey’s Anatomy is entering its sixteenth season this month, and the cast looks much different than it did when the series first began. But some characters left abruptly or had their time cut mysteriously short, either for creative reasons or off-screen decisions. Here are some of the shortest-running cast members from Grey’s Anatomy....

Samsung is an undoubtedly the worlds most famous tech giant. They are the leading organization which continuously makes groundbreaking innovations for incorporating in the device they manufacture. They invest a lot of time and money in research and development so that they can deliver products with cutting-edge technologies. This makes them famous and favorite among its users. Samsung is successful in gaining trust and there are communities that share the knowledge regarding the Samsung product and also the updates, issue etc....

Amongst the crowded booths of case makers and Bluetooth speaker products at CES, today we came across a few interesting new iOS accessories hitting the market in the near future. The first is the i-Massager from China-based company E-Tek. The i-Massager is a certified medical TENS product (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) that uses an iPhone app to control the frequency and intensity of the massaging pulsations it emits. The app will be available on the App Store when the product eventually launches sometime in March, and it provides access to preset massage patterns while also allowing you to fine tune the experience and even save your preference to the unit for use without your iPhone at a later date....

At its education-focused event in Chicago last month, Apple showcased a new app called Schoolwork. Essentially, Schoolwork is Apple’s take on a classroom management app, allowing teachers to assign tasks to students and for students view those assignments and submit their work. Schoolwork is slated to be available to everyone in June, but the app recently entered beta testing. Head below for a quick look at Schoolwork… These images, provided to us by someone in the Schoolwork beta, show various parts of the application from both the teacher side and student side....

Hannibal season 1 episode 6 introduced new serial killer Dr. Abel Gideon, who is a major callback to the movie series. It was The Silence Of The Lambs movie that made Hannibal Lecter a horror icon, though Brian Cox had previously played the role in Michael Mann’s 1986 thriller Manhunter. The Silence Of The Lambs featured impeccable performances, direction, and a tight screenplay, and it went on to become a huge success....

The Weasleys’ are one of the most beloved families in the Harry Potter franchise. Harry meets Ron on the Hogwarts Express and the two strike up an iconic friendship that is later completed with Hermione. Ron and his family fight beside Harry during the Second Wizarding War and are instrumental in overthrowing Voldemort and his followers. The Weasley family paid a steep cost for their bravery, however. They are attacked and almost killed several times and, although they won the war, they weren’t without their losses....

Harry Potter is the main character of the popular franchise, also named Harry Potter. He’s a literary hero and one of the most beloved characters of all time, along with many of the other characters from the series. Daniel Radcliffe portrayed Harry in all seven main franchise films. One of the great things about Harry is that he was a well-rounded character. He wasn’t all-powerful, he struggled in school, he was lazy and procrastinated often, but he was also loyal, brave, and loved so deeply that it made him a formidable enemy to the darkest wizard of all time....

Harry Styles recently opened up and responded to questions regarding his sexuality. The former One Direction member and singer has been questioned before about his sexual orientation, but still refuses to divulge. The 25-year-old British heartthrob and former One Direction member has been linked with some of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. He’s dated Taylor Swift, Kendall Jenner, and a whole slew of Victoria’s Secret Models. Though his dating history says that he’s a heterosexual rockstar, his sense of style, which could be described to be non-binary and androgynous, has thrown fans for a loop....