Concrete is an excellent and versatile material, but it’s not without its limitations. One of the biggest problems materials scientists are keen to find a workaround for is its brittleness. Concrete doesn’t have very high tensile strength at all, which means it’s prone to cracking under stress. One way of resolving this issue would be
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Nintendo has been doing good work whetting people’s appetites for Mario Kart World on the Nintendo Today application. Today, the Kyoto-based company has unleashed a new video showcasing a Waverace-style solo mission which includes some extremely choppy water and of course the opportunity to pull off some awesome tricks. Enjoy! Like this: Like Loading… Related
Thunderbolts* seemingly turned the tides for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in theaters earlier this month, and Fantastic Four: First Steps is hoping to continue the trend in July. But while Thunderbolts* will still be waiting until fall for its toy tie-ins to arrive, the Marvel Legends Fantastic Four figures are raring to go with today’s
Focus Features has done a full takeover of the Angelika Film Center with The Phoenician Scheme on all six screens for filmmaker Wes Anderson’s latest. There’s a lobby and café redesign for full immersion, a jazz band, custom cocktails, t-shirts and totes as the film, which clocked a lengthy standing ovation at its recent Cannes
It’s hard to make a zombie film feel fresh, especially after the massive zombie obsession of the 00s and 10s. But, writers and directors Brian Kazmarck and Kazy Tauginas want to prove it can be done with their new film, Mirror Life: Modern Zombies. In the new film: “A global pandemic is narrowly averted. Shortly after,
Refused have explained their decision not to boycott festivals backed by the controversial US investment firm KKR. In June 2024, KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) acquired Superstruct Entertainment, which owns and operates festivals including Field Day, Mighty Hoopla, Sónar and Tramlines, for approximately $1.3billion. Since then, some artists have decided not to play festivals connected to KKR, due
Reliance Jio continued its strong subscriber momentum in April 2025, adding 2.6 million new subscribers and a robust 5.5 million active users, according to the latest telecom subscription data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The telecom giant further cemented its dominance in the 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) segment, holding an 81.9
Updated 8 p.m. Eastern with AIA comment. REYKJAVÍK, Iceland — NASA released more information about its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget May 30, outlining new investments in exploration at the expense of canceling dozens of science missions and cutting thousands of jobs. The documents provide greater detail about the top-level budget proposal from what the
Elden Ring Nightreign launched today and in less than 24 hours, the game already has 2 million players. While it is designed as a three-player co-op roguelite experience, you can also play Nightreign solo… but it’s really, really hard. Fortunately, From Software is listening to players and releasing a patch next week to make solo
It seems the folks at CD Projekt Red have been so dialed in working on The Witcher 4 that they’re using its new control scheme by mistake while playing other games. As part of The Witcher 3’s 10-year anniversary celebrations, various groups of veteran CDPR developers sat down to discuss the game and play parts
Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, announced the upcoming 36-episode CG-animated original series, TRANSFORMERS: CYBERWORLD, will debut on the official TRANSFORMERS YouTube Channel on July 12. TRANSFORMERS: CYBERWORLD is a high-energy CG animated series for kids 6–11 that hurls Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Elita-1, Megatron, Grimlock, and more into a hostile, video game-inspired universe. In CYBERWORLD, nothing is as
One of my “must see” titles on the summer portion of the 2025 movie schedule is the live-action remake of DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon. I’m sure plenty of people share that sentiment, as the Mason Thames/Nico Parker-led adventure seems to have captured the spirit of the 2010 original rather brilliantly. But of course,
The final trailer for Jurassic World: Rebirth has officially landed, and it wastes no time reminding fans what the franchise does best—giant dinosaurs, high-stakes action, and a sense of wonder laced with danger. Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer 2 Set three years after the end of the Jurassic World trilogy, Rebirth marks a bold new direction for the long-running franchise. This
Smerz have announced new tour dates in support of their new album, Big City Life. The experimental pop duo will play European shows in September and October, before heading to North America for more October dates. Smerz return to Europe and the United Kingdom in November. See Smerz’s tour dates below. Along with the tour
Realme GT 7 and Realme GT 7T are now available for purchase in India. The Realme GT series smartphones were launched in the country last week alongside the Realme GT 7 Dream Edition, which will go on sale in India in June. The Realme GT 7 runs on the MediaTek Dimensity 9400e chipset, while the
Narcissism has become the armchair diagnosis of the decade. Social media is awash with people flinging the label around. Everyone’s ex seems to be a narcissist, some of our parents are under suspicion, and that office villain? They definitely tick the box, too. The accuracy of these rampant diagnoses warrants scepticism. But the reality is
Boy, that escalated quickly. Elden Ring Nightreign, as I write this, has been out less than a day. So, of course someone’s already put out a video demonstrating a duos mod for it. To be fair, I guess Nightreign’s devs had arguably thrown down the gauntlet to the FromSoft modding community when the game’s director
Madeleine Thien’s ambitious fourth novel, The Book of Records, is a tale of exile and migration inhabited by characters both imagined and drawn from the historical record. The novel traverses the globe, from China to Staten Island, and encompasses centuries, from the 8th century to the 20th and beyond. The central thread of The Book
The next major comic book crossover will see Deadpool and Batman share the page. Marvel and DC Comics have officially confirmed that they are joining forces for the first time in years to bring readers Deadpool/Batman, written by Grant Morrison and Zeb Wells, with art by Dan Mora and Greg Capullo. The comic is slated
Feel bad horror is a strain of cinema that swaps campy fun for corrosive dread, satisfying endings for bleak final beats, and thrilling tension for unsettling situations. They’re films that leave you, not just simply scared, but emotionally run through the ringer. Shocking no one who has seen 2022’s Talk to Me, Danny and Michael
Muse have been confirmed to replace Kings Of Leon at NOS Alive 2025. READ MORE: Muse: “There’s gonna be a big shift. We’re dealing with a disruptive transition” The 17th edition of the Lisbon festival will be held between July 10 and July 12, with Olivia Rodrigo set to headline. Other huge names revealed in the first
WhatsApp launched a new set of features for Status updates on Thursday. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform now allows users to post collages, music and new stickers to their Status updates. With the latest update, WhatsApp’s Status feature works much like Stories on Facebook and Instagram. In addition to enhancing status updates, WhatsApp is said
For the first time, scientists have caught a key driver of the ongoing erosion of the atmosphere of Mars in action. It took more than nine years’ worth of satellite data, but a team led by planetary scientist Shannon Curry of the University of Colorado Boulder has finally detected unmistakable signs of atmospheric sputtering. This
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube814k SEGA is keeping the hype train running in the lead up to Switch 2’s release by gradually drip-feeding us more information about its launch titles. Today, Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut is back in the limelight, as we’ve got our first look at the game’s opening movie. The above footage
By Howard Bloom On May 19th, after a two-hour phone call with American President Donald Trump, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin made a promise. Putin promised that he would work with Ukraine on a memorandum to advance president Trump’s effort to end the Ukraine War, the War that Donald Trump told voters he would stop in his first
A new documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jaws is headed to Hulu and Disney Plus. Directed by Laurent Bouzereau, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story offers an “unfiltered look at the chaos and creativity” behind the making of Jaws, featuring never-before-seen footage from director Spielberg’s and shark activist Wendy Benchley’s personal archives, including
Today, Hasbro Pulse Marvel Legends Fanstream highlighted the first wave of Hasbro toys inspired by the highly anticipated film Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The initial wave will include fan favorite characters such as Marvel’s Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing, Human Torch and Silver Surfer. In addition, fans were treated to new reveals
Sony’s Karate Kid: Legends grossed $2.3M from previews that began at 2 p.m. Thursday. The PG-13 movie is a vortex of old school and new school: Ralph Macchio’s Daniel-san, Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han and, shhhhh, the Cobra Kai gang (I mean, is it really a secret?). Forecast for the movie is $25M-$30M in a marketplace
I love a good killer shark flick. I wish there were more of them, but I could probably rattle them all off in under a minute. Now, if I were rattling off just the good ones, I’d probably finish before I wrap writing this sentence. It’s a shame, too, since it’s one of my favorite
Taylor Swift has bought back her master recordings. She made the announcement with a note on her website, sharing happily, “All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me.” It’s the first time she has every owned the rights to all of her own music. Infamously, in 2019, Scooter Braun’s media holding company,
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