Researchers have been able to heat up a sample of solid gold to over 14 times its melting temperature for a fraction of a second, bypassing a theoretical limit known as the entropy catastrophe. The approach, known as superheating, might lead to a better understanding of how substances change phase at a fundamental level and even to improved production of …
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Pokémon Champions, the battle-focused Pokémon game, got a new trailer at today’s Pokémon Presents. The competitive Pokémon game is aiming to arrive in 2026, and it’s got a surprisingly solid suite of Pokémon training options packed in. In today’s trailer, we got an overview of the main pillars of Pokémon Champions. Pokémon can either be brought in from Pokémon Home, …
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In the east coast heat of the summer of 2013, I stood outside of a particular McDonald’s in Forest Hills, NY, in a dazed state of shock. I had just come out to some friends—I actually said it out loud, but all that had to wait because at the same time, I had also just learned that the PS4’s upcoming …
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Shadow Labyrinth didn’t make the best first impression, though I’m not talking about the game itself. The concept of a gritty reboot of Pac-Man first reared its strange head in Secret Level, an anthology that turned notable video games into animated shorts that mostly felt like extended commercials. And that’s exactly what the episode “Circle,” which reimagined Pac-Man as a …
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