Phys Org

• newBoom times for organic cocoa in Ivory Coast
  Cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast, the world's biggest producer of the key ingredient for chocolate, are down in the dumps after prices for their commodity have fallen for the second year running.
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• newRocket Lab's satellite launch from New Zealand site fails
  California-based Rocket Lab said a launch of satellites from its facility in New Zealand failed Saturday.
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• newIs Beef the new coal? Climate-friendly eating is on the rise
  Eleven Madison Park, a top Manhattan restaurant, is going meatless. The Epicurious cooking site stopped posting new beef recipes. The Culinary Institute of America is promoting "plant-forward" menus. Dozens of colleges, including Harvard and Stanford…
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• newUndammed, undimmed: The battle over a unique European river
  Cutting into craggy mountains, meandering through plains and eventually hitting Albania's shimmering Adriatic, the Vjosa river's untouched landscapes are a national treasure, but one that is under imminent threat.
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• Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured
  Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, authorities said Saturday.
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• China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions
  China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step forward for its ambitious goals in space.
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• Synthesizing a new class of bio-inspired, light-capturing nanomaterials
  Inspired by nature, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with collaborators from Washington State University, created a novel material capable of capturing light energy. This material provides a highly efficient artifici…
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• Researchers trace path of light in photosynthesis
  Three billion years ago, light first zipped through chlorophyll within tiny reaction centers, the first step plants and photosynthetic bacteria take to convert light into food.
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• New technology enables rapid sequencing of entire genomes of plant pathogens
  Next-generation sequencing technology has made it easier than ever for quick diagnosis of plant diseases. "It's really exciting to see how sequencing technologies have evolved and how this new technology facilitates sequencing of entire genomes in su…
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• Teachers' gender, sexuality, and age affect perceptions of sexual misconduct of students
  The United States has witnessed a steep rise in reports, arrests, and media coverage of teachers' sexual misconduct with students. A new study investigated the impact of perpetrators' gender, sexuality, and age on perceptions of teacher sexual miscon…
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Wired

• newThe Best Way to Get a VR Workout (That's Also Fun)
  Strap on that headset and grab your controllers. It's time to sweat.
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• newOur Favorite Headphones and Earbuds for $100 or Less
  You can probably fill a football stadium with all the cheap headphones out there. We're here to help you pick the right pair.
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• newGeology Students Did Fieldwork During Covid—With Video Games
  With travel and real-life fieldwork shut down, a couple of enterprising professors started with simulations of Italy and Scotland, then took to the stars.
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• newThe Wondrous, Tedious Ocean of Subnautica: Below Zero
  The game is, for the most part, a sublime seafaring sequel. Too bad it often feels like a grind.
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• newThe 16 Best Weekend Deals on Headphones, Tablets, and More
  Are you trying to spend all your recently acquired crypto riches? We found discounts on tripods, wireless chargers, and many other gadgets.
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• newWhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In
  Instead of a hard cutoff, the messaging app will gradually degrade and eventually cease to function if you don’t accept the changes.
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• New Mask Guidance, Shots for Teens, and More Coronavirus News
  Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
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• Making Video Games Is Not a Dream Job
  For his new book Press Reset, journalist Jason Schreier spoke to countless game developers who have had their lives upended by the industry.
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• A New Brain Implant Translates Thoughts of Writing Into Text
  In early experiments, a paralyzed man with implants in his premotor cortex typed 90 characters per minute—by envisioning he was writing by hand.
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• Want a Better PC? Try Building Your Own
  Assembling a computer yourself is a good way to learn about how it works.
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Security

Popular Science

• AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine completely prevents severe illness and death

  

  AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine is 100 percent effective at preventing serious illness and 79 percent effective at preventing symptomatic disease.
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• Razer's flagship keyboard has clever tech under its caps

  

  Razer's optical analog switches offer a unique level of control in a keyboard that feels amazing to type on.
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• A new poll reveals split opinions on how—and when—police body cam footage is released

  

  Thousands of US residents and police chiefs responded to a survey on whether recordings from body-worn cameras, which are meant to increase transparency, should be edited and shared immediately.
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• Best snowboard boots: Snowboard equipment for every level

  

  Check out the best snowboard boots on the market. From brands like Burton, DC, Nike or Vans snowboard boots & more. You’ll find the perfect fitting pair here.
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• Countries resume use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after new data shows it’s safe

  

  The Biden Administration hit its goal of 100 million vaccines in 100 days, and the CDC has revised its distancing guidelines for schools.
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• The process sea slugs use to regrow severed body parts is surprisingly common

  

  Scientists have identified at least two species of slugs that can steal the photosynthesizing powers from the algae around them.
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• The best tablet for gaming, drawing, editing and more: Our picks for all ages and activities

  

  Buy the best tablet on the market that suits your specific needs. Check out the best gaming tablets, for reading, or even a drawing tablet.
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• Best leaf blowers to tame your wild yard

  

  Get the best leaf blower to add to your lawn equipment and say goodbye to raking leaves by hand. This fall, lawn maintenance will be a breeze.
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• Why people cared less about catching COVID when it mattered most

  

  As COVID cases climbed last year, perceived levels of risk decreased. But why?
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• Turn yourself into an illustrated avatar for free

  

  In the Work-From-Home Era, an illustrated avatar may be the perfect solution for the selfie-averse. These apps and services will help you make one.
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Singularity Hub

• newThis Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 15)
  COMPUTING A New Brain Implant Translates Thoughts of Writing Into Text John Timmer | Wired “In early experiments, a paralyzed man with implants in his premotor cortex typed 90 characters per minute—by envisioning he was writing by hand. …[This…
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• Toyota Is Building a Futuristic Prototype City Powered by Hydrogen
  Most of the focus for making self-driving cars a widespread reality is on the cars themselves, specifically on the technology they require to safely perceive and interact with the world around them: sensors, cameras, lidar, and the like, all sitting…
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• How One Round of Gene Therapy Fixed 48 Kids’ Immune Systems
  Gene therapy has shown promise in recent years for treating a range of diseases, including sickle-cell anemia, hemophilia, various forms of inherited blindness, mesothelioma, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A new success story may soon be added to t…
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• The US Just Approved Its First Big Offshore Wind Farm, and It’s a Breakthrough for the Industry
  The United States’ offshore wind industry is tiny, with just seven wind turbines operating off Rhode Island and Virginia. The few attempts to build large-scale wind farms like Europe’s have run into long delays, but that may be about to change. O…
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• A New Gene Editing Tool Could Rival CRISPR, and Makes Millions of Edits at Once
  With CRISPR’s meteoric rise as a gene editing marvel, it’s easy to forget its lowly origins: it was first discovered as a quirk of the bacterial immune system. It seems that bacteria have more to offer. This month, a team led by the famed synthet…
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• Watch a Jet Suit Pilot Fly Onto a Ship to Trial the Tech for Fighting Pirates
  Last year, a guy in a jet suit glided up a mountain to trial whether jet suits could be a useful tool for emergency responders in wilderness areas. It went pretty well; the jet suit-clad pilot reached the mountainside location in 90 seconds, as compa…
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• IBM’s New Chip Technology Shows Off the Next Big Step in Moore’s Law
  Increasingly, modern life depends on how skillfully we shuttle electrons through the nanoscale mazes etched on computer chips. These processors aren’t just for laptops anymore—they’re used in your car, your thermostat, your refrigerator and mic…
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• This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 8)
  SPACE Elon Musk Is Maybe, Actually, Strangely, Going To Do This Mars Thing Marina Koren | The Atlantic “Take this path all the way to Boca Chica, past the solar-panel farms and storage sheds, past the little street that used to be called Joanna Str…
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• A Dutch City Is Using Electric Cars to Feed the Grid
  Electric vehicles are only as green as the grid that powers them, but they can help boost the use of clean energy by storing intermittent renewable energy in their batteries. Putting that into practice is complicated, but the Dutch city of Utrecht pl…
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• AI Is Harder Than We Think: 4 Key Fallacies in AI Research
  Artificial intelligence has been all over headlines for nearly a decade, as systems have made quick progress in long-standing AI challenges like image recognition, natural language processing, and games. Tech companies have sown machine learning algo…
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