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The Frightening Complexity of Visual Effects
When Star Wars was awarded the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1978 it marked the first time the visual component of effects was differentiated from sound. Yet, even in this moment when visual effects (VFX) was first recognised by the Academy, it was already being pointed to as the destroyer of the auteur…
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Google Pixel 4a Clears More Certification, Must be Imminent
The Pixel 3a is dead, long live the Pixel 4a. Google has just discontinued its previous budget handset, and now its successor the Pixel 4a has cleared NCC and TUV Rheinland certification. Which means it’s very much imminent. We’re not surprised, since the price and colours of the phone leaked recently, and it wouldn’t make sense for Google to…
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What Does the Sun’s Core Look Like?
We are about to take a journey to the centre of the Sun. The action begins about 148 million kilometres from our planet when we arrive at the Sun’s surface in our space ship. It’s hot here at the surface, about 5,700 degrees Celsius, and the light is brilliant and blinding. As we look closer,…
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What’s the New Coronavirus Saliva Test, and How Does it Work?
A cornerstone of containing the COVID-19 pandemic is widespread testing to identify cases and prevent new outbreaks emerging. This strategy is known as “test, trace and isolate”. The standard test so far has been the swab test, in which a swab goes up your nose and to the back of your throat. But an alternative…