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Thanos is coming to Fortnite'; heres everything you need to know about the Infinity War mashup
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In what may be the greatest crossover event in history, Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War is coming to the video game Fortnite. - photo by Herb Scribner
Herb Scribner
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Published: May 8, 2018, 1:09 PM
In what may be the greatest crossover event in history, Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War is coming to the video game Fortnite Battle Royale.

Fortnite players will have an opportunity to wear the Infinity Gauntlet and become Thanos. The mashup will happen within the 100-player, free-for-all, last-man-standing game.

Each Battle Royale game will contain one Infinity Gauntlet weapon. The first player to find it will become Thanos and wield all of his power. It's unclear what that means in the game.

That seems like a lot of power, considering the Infinity Gauntlet with all of the Infinity Stones can basically do anything imaginable, including change time, warp reality and kill anyone, according to Mashable. How exactly it will work in 'Fortnite' remains to be seen, but rest assured it probably won't be a fair fight.

The idea that Thanos found himself in the "Fortnite" world makes sense since he has the Reality Stone, which allows the fictional character to literally jump between different realities.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Joe and Anthony Russo, co-directors of Infinity War, are huge fans of the multiplayer online video game.

Over the past few months, while we were editing 'Infinity War,' wed take breaks to hop on and get in a few games, Joe Russo told EW. And then we started thinking, how cool would it be to have some kind of 'Avengers''Fortnite' mashup.

So the Russo brothers contacted Donald Mustard, the worldwide creative director for Epic Games, which created Fortnite.

Out of the blue, I get this call from Joe. And after a bit of geeking out over each others work, we start brainstorming these crazy ideas, Mustard said. It was really important that whatever we did, it had to be super authentic to both 'Fortnite' and the 'Avengers: Infinity War,' and something that fans of both would be excited about. About an hour later, we had the bones of this awesome idea for a limited-time gameplay mode, and almost immediately our team got started.

Fortnite has risen in popularity during the year. Celebrities, like Drake, have supported the game. According to USA Today, Drake broke a record for "Fortnite" with 628,000 people watching him and popular gamer Ninja.

The game has been downloaded 40 million times.

Fortnite is free to play. You can download it here or on any major gaming console.
Its toxic: New study says blue light from tech devices can speed up blindness
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A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers. - photo by Herb Scribner
Herb Scribner
Deseret News
Published: Aug 13, 2018, 1:39 PM
It turns out checking Twitter or Facebook before bed is bad for your health.

A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers.

That process can lead to age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to the researchs extract.

Blue light is a common issue for many modern Americans. Blue light is emitted from screens, most notably at night, causing sleep loss, eye strain and a number of other issues.

Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said our constant exposure to blue light cant be blocked by the lens or cornea.

"It's no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina. Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration, such as a new kind of eye drop, he said.

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that often affects those in their 50s or 60s. It occurs after the death of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Those cells need retinal to sense light and help signal the brain.

The research team found blue light exposure created poisonous chemical molecules that killed photoreceptor cells

"It's toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells as the signaling molecule on the membrane dissolves," said Kasun Ratnayake, a Ph.D. student researcher working in Karunarathne's cellular photo chemistry group. "Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When they're dead, they're dead for good."

However, the researchers found a molecule called alpha-tocopherol, which comes from Vitamin E, can help prevent cell death, according to Futurism.

The researchers plan to review how light from TVs, cellphones and tablet screens affect the eyes as well.

"If you look at the amount of light coming out of your cellphone, it's not great but it seems tolerable," said Dr. John Payton, visiting assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "Some cellphone companies are adding blue-light filters to the screens, and I think that is a good idea."

Indeed, Apple released a Night Shift mode two years ago to help quell blue lights strain on the eyes, according to The Verge. The screen will dim into a warmer, orange light that will cause less stress on the eyes.