The Prequel Film “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Reaches Its Expressive Limit

Prequels, particularly for notable properties, are restraints which limit their own narrating prospects. The fact that the audience frequently knows where these characters (and storylines) will end up hinders dramatic license. Additionally, viewers who are likely aware that what’s happening now contradicts what they’ve already seen can be jarred by any violence to the existing narrative. Strange New Worlds has…

Camera Carries ‘Exceptional Clearness’ To Rebuilding Of Notable Works Of Art

Conservators will be able to completely identify and remove aging varnish thanks to a new technology developed by scientists that will revolutionize the restoration of historic works of art. Prof. Klaus Suhling said that a team in the physics department at King’s College London has used fluorescence to give the conservation process “unprecedented clarity.” Experts will be able to tell…

A Spacecraft That Hunts For Dark Matter Is About To Launch In Europe

As scientists get ready for the launch of the Euclid spacecraft from the European Space Agency (ESA), a dark matter-hunting telescope that researchers hope will soon shed some light on one of the universe’s more mysterious aspects, excitement is running high in Europe. Dim energy and dim matter are fundamental for how we might interpret the universe. Dark matter, which…

Nikola Will Slash 23 Percent Of Its Workforce

In an effort to save money, Nikola Corp. is cutting off 270 workers, or about 23% of its workforce, and limiting its efforts with electric trucks to North America. Friday, the company announced that 150 employees who were supporting the company’s European programs would be laid off. Another 120 people who work at the Phoenix and Coolidge, Arizona, locations of…