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  • How to Obtain and Use Quantum Essence in Starfield for Completing and Solving

    How to Obtain and Use Quantum Essence in Starfield for Completing and Solving

    The Free Lanes update in Starfield has given new life to the resource known as Quantum Essence by expanding how it is used and how players can earn it. Previously, Quantum Essence was a rare resource that boosted your Starborn abilities. Now, it also plays a key role in advancing your game into New Game Plus.

    Before finishing your current playthrough, it’s important to gather as much Quantum Essence as possible. Here’s everything you need to know about how to earn and spend this rare resource.

    How To Get Quantum Essence

    Quantum Essence is obtained by defeating Starborn enemies, both on the ground and in space. Every time you take down a Starborn, the Essence you earn is automatically added to your total. Building an Armory on your ship can increase the number of Starborn enemies that attack you in space, helping you farm more quantum Essence.

    You can check how much Quantum Essence you have by opening the Powers section of your menu.

    How To Use Quantum Essence

    You can spend Quantum Essence in four main ways:

    1. Creating the Quantum Entanglement Device: This device allows you to bring multiple items with you into New Game Plus.
    2. Upgrading the Device’s Capacity: Use Quantum Essence to increase how many items the device can store.
    3. Upgrading Your Starborn Powers: Spend Essence in the Power menu to boost your abilities.
    4. Enhancing Power Regeneration in Combat: Add Quantum Essence to your Favorites and use it during fights to increase your Starborn Power regeneration.

    How To Make a Quantum Entanglement Device

    The Quantum Entanglement Device becomes available after completing the main story, collecting all Artifacts, and preparing to start New Game Plus. You will receive a quest called “Before You Go,” which prompts you to visit your room at The Lodge and read a datapad on your desk. This datapad explains that the device acts as a container that exists across all spacetime, keeping important items safe during the jump into the Unity. It also mentions that the device’s capacity can be expanded using Quantum Essence.

    The datapad provides the recipe for the device, which requires:

    • 10 Quantum Essence (earned by defeating Starborn)
    • 1 Adaptive Frame (found as floor loot or purchased from vendors)
    • 1 Isocentered Magnet (found or bought)
    • 1 Tau Grade Rheostat (found or bought)

    Once you have all the materials, you can craft the Quantum Entanglement Device to start using it for your New Game Plus adventures.

  • Time-bending Crystals, Group Streaks & Unstoppable Alarms

    Time-bending Crystals, Group Streaks & Unstoppable Alarms

    Time Crystals: From Science Fiction to Everyday Security


    Artwork by Affan Qasim, created with Gemini Pro

    Picture pulling out a 1000 Rupee bill and seeing its security stripe pulse like a heartbeat—shifting, shimmering, and repeating in ways counterfeiting can’t replicate. That’s the intriguing potential of time crystals, a form of matter physicists once believed was impossible.

    Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have now created the first visible time crystals. Made from twisted liquid crystals illuminated by light, these crystals ripple with vibrant tiger-stripe patterns that are sturdy, stable, and sometimes even visible with the naked eye.

    This isn’t sci-fi fuel for a time machine, but it could redefine how we safeguard currency, store data, or develop futuristic displays. Imagine screens that animate themselves, changing colors or patterns rhythmically, powered by the principles of time symmetry breaking.

    By layering different types of time crystals, it might be possible to produce holographic images that are extremely secure and constantly shifting or create bright, shimmering surfaces for wearable tech or architecture. From seemingly impossible physics to holograms on banknotes, time crystals show that even the wildest science can find practical applications right in your pocket.

    Snapchat Enhances Features: Unlimited Storage and Group Streaks

    Artwork by Syed Alihasan Agha, created using Gemini Pro
    Artwork by Syed Alihasan Agha, created with Gemini Pro

    Snapchat is changing the game again: the app renowned for disappearing messages now aims to keep your chats forever and encourage ongoing friendships.

     

    With “Infinite Retention,” you can pin conversations so they stay put instead of fading away, a bold move away from Snapchat’s original “disappear after viewing” approach.

    Meanwhile, “Group Streaks” turn your group chats into a friendly competition, where everyone contributes to maintaining a streak. Let one lazy friend slip up, and the whole record is lost. This feature gamifies chatting, making your group conversations more of a daily routine than a casual drop-in.

    “Good morning! It’s a sunny day. Solve for X.”

    Artwork created by Daniyal Khuhro using Gemini
    Artwork by Daniyal Khuhro, generated with Gemini

    Today, it seems like fresh innovation is scarce, replaced by rebrands of familiar concepts.

    Awake, the latest alarm app for iOS, demands that users complete a task or challenge before turning off the alarm, setting itself apart. It now includes features like weather updates, morning news, calendar reminders, and even social media block functions—all bundled into one package. Though useful, these features are nothing new.

    Most of these added features come with a hefty price tag—$19.99 annually or $6.49 monthly—highlighting that they’re selling convenience, not novelty, as usual.