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This could be “a thermostat for the sun.” Back in 2011 at Greenbuild, I was so impressed with electrochromic glass that I gave it my Best of Show prize. At Greenbuild 2019 there is a new glass that changes tint on demand called Halio. It’s faster than any other window, going from 99.5 percent black to clear in three minutes. © Halio Glass It works by sandwiching a layer of some form of ionic material (not liquid crystals) that change their alignment as you change the electricity between the anode and the cathode....

Guardians of the Galaxy fans don’t have to wait until Thor: Love and Thunder or Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to come and get their love. On May 27, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT, offering park guests the chance to save the galaxy alongside Star-Lord, Rocket, Groot, Gamora, and Drax aboard an indoor, rotating “story coaster”. However, James Gunn’s ragtag crew aren’t the only MCU characters fans will see on this ride, with the attraction bringing back an alien race most recently seen in Eternals....

The Infinity Gauntlet is easily the most iconic item in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sure, there’s Captain America’s shield or Thor’s hammer, but nothing beats the golden glove that wiped away half of the universe. Its infamy has long since been established in the source material, and with how well the last two Avengers films were received, the weapon has become one of the most iconic movie objects in pop culture....

Following the insane success of 2016’s Venom, Sony is focused on building its own cinematic universe featuring other Spider-Man-related characters. Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson will star in this September’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage, while Jared Leto and Matt Smith are set to lead January’s vampire epic Morbius. The studio is currently developing an expansive slate of films that are outside the MCU and yet are still expected to feature Tom Holland’s Spider-Man down the line....

Sony Pictures just released the next step in its Spider-Man Universe with Jared Leto’s Morbius. The film had previously been hit with multiple delays, including one likely caused by the extreme success of Spider-Man: No Way Home. But fear not, it’s finally here, and it’s—well, not great, at least according to those who have seen it thus far. Many have pointed out the dated feel of the movie, lackluster visual effects, and a truly baffling set of post-credits scenes....

There are fans of comic book movies, there are fans of Marvel movies, and then, there are fans of Spider-Man movies. Most, if not all, fans are all three of those categories, but Spider-Man fans have a different type of passion few IPs can produce. A huge part of that is the fact there have been three separate live-action franchises for Spider-Man over the past 21 years, all of which feature unique Peter Parkers....

Michael Peña, who plays Luis from the first 2 Ant-Man movies, has addressed if he is returning for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. From what we can tell from the first 2 trailers (watch the newly released second trailer here), a majority of Ant-Man 3 will likely take place in the Quantum Realm. This could mean that Scott’s allies from Earth, such as Michael Peña’s Luis and other Avengers, could have a minor role or they could not appear altogether....

To solidify his rule over Wakanda, after gaining the power of the heart-shaped herb, Erik Killmonger ordered all the crops burned to prevent anyone else from gaining the power of the Black Panther. The MCU tie-in book, “The Wakanda Files,” revealed that, since then, Shuri has been working on a synthetic version of the herb but hit a roadblock. In the newest Disney+ series, Moon Knight, Egyptian deities are at the forefront as Khonshu, the god of the moon, wages a war against Ammit, the eater of the dead....

Though Ms. Marvel was not originally part of Marvel Studios’ Phase 4 slate, it has become clear that the studio is intent on fast-tracking the upcoming Disney+ series. The Direct initially reported that Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were being eyed to direct episodes of the series, which was then confirmed in a report by The Hollywood Reporter. Two other directors also join the series, that being Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Meera Menon....

After a long wait, the teaser trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder gave fans their first look at Thor post-Endgame. A sight for sore eyes, as the journey of the Avenger through Ragnarok, Infinity War, and Endgame was a battle of attrition. The God of Thunder dealt with the loss of his family, the failure to stop Thanos, and the eventual avenging of half the universe. No one took the tragic cliffhanger of Avengers: Infinity War quite as hard as Thor and the aftershock of that loss may still remain....

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law easily had one of the most unique finales to any Marvel Studios Disney+ show to date.When the story is set to fall into the same trappings that many MCU projects do, the writers end up flipping the whole series on its head as Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters breaks through the fourth wall. She doesn’t just make a quip—no, she breaks out of the Disney+ app, into the production offices, and even talks with She-Hulk’s actual writers....

Hurricanes are incredibly powerful storms that wreak havoc on marine and coastal ecosystems as they work their way from deeper water toward land. The force of the storm churns up water, mixing warmer water at the surface with cooler water from farther down the water column. In all this churning, what happens to the wildlife living in the storm-tossed waters? While some species can sense the approaching danger and head to safer areas, those that cannot escape the path of the hurricane are displaced or don’t survive....

Hurricanes bring to mind torrential rains and powerful winds, but the destruction hurricanes can cause may happen before they even make landfall. Storm surges are the cause of that destruction. These are influxes of water that are essentially pushed inland by hurricanes, and they are generally responsible for much of the damage associated with hurricanes. Water where it doesn’t belong The intensity of storm surges depends on a number of factors, but the cause is the same....

Marvel Studios’ latest feature film, Thor: Love and Thunder, will see the return of Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie. The character is all-but-confirmed to be bisexual in the MCU and Thompson, who is also bi-sexual in real life, has always made sure that she has played Valkyrie as such. In the other corner is Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, who, thus far, hasn’t shown any real romantic inclinations in her MCU appearances. This hasn’t stopped fans from imagining scenarios where the two heroes could get together as a couple....

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is fast approaching its March 18 release date, with the excitement mounting more and more for the eventual launch on HBO Max. Despite this being a brand new cut of the theatrical version of Justice League, fans know a fair bit about its contents going in. A new Knightmare sequence will prominently feature in the film, bringing back Jared Leto’s Joker in addition to Amber Heard’s Mera and Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke....

© MrBrownThumb I have mentioned before in the post on converting lawns to gardens that my garden survives on rainfall. The only time I supplement watering is when I am trying to establish a new plant. Annuals, perennials, spring-blooming, and fall-blooming bulbs all get the same treatment. If they cannot live on rainfall, they cannot grow in my garden. Most years this is not a problem, but this year’s drought really tested the toughest of plants in my garden....

Step inside a greenhouse and you may find tropical plants thriving in the middle of harsh winters and desert florae growing sturdily in rainy cities. Greenhouses have countless utilitarian applications like allowing farmers and gardeners to grow crops outside of the growing season and researchers to study rare and delicate plants, but they can also be beautiful places to visit. Many ornate public conservatories, built from the Victorian era onward, exist purely for viewing pleasure....

The black cherry or Prunus serotina is a species in the subgenus Padus with beautiful flower clusters, each separate flower attached by short equal stalks and called racemes. All cherries in the landscape or forest share this floral design and often used as specimens in yards and parks. All true cherries are deciduous trees and shed their leaves before winter dormancy. Prunus serotina, also commonly called wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a woody plant species belonging to the genus Prunus....

Bruce Banner has always been afraid of one thing: The Hulk. Most recently, he’s been able to handle that pretty well, having come to terms with his condition and forming his Smart Hulk persona. But his fear remains very much alive—look no further than She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’s premiere episode.But the signs were there far before that, notably in The Incredible Hulk, when he stopped an entire soda bottling factory to track down one stray blood drop....

In 2021, fans were ecstatic to see the return of Charlie Cox’s Matthew Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk in the finale of Hawkeye. After their series, Daredevil, was canceled over three years ago, it gave hope to fans that Marvel Studios would reintegrate the Netflix shows into the wider continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe properly. Some fans had doubts that would ever happen based on the prickly relationship between Marvel Studios and Marvel Television....