Phys Org

• newWorld's first 'green' synthesis of plastics from CO2
  By combining a CeO2 catalyst with atmospheric carbon dioxide, researchers from Osaka City University, Tohoku University, and Nippon Steel Corporation have developed an effective catalytic process for the direct synthesis of polycarbonate diols withou…
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• newDead, shriveled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia: We need your help to find out why
  Over the past few weeks, we've received a flurry of emails from concerned people who've seen sick and dead frogs across eastern Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
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• newNew research helps explain diversity of life and paradox of sex
  There are huge differences in species numbers among the major branches of the tree of life. Some groups of organisms have many species, while others have few. For example, animals, plants and fungi each have over 100,000 known species, but most other…
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• newScientists use radiography to understand the evolution of liquid and solid microjets
  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have experimentally tested the predictions of a 2020 study that computationally investigated the effect of melting on shock driven metal microjets. That earlier work predicted that melting the…
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• newThe second-coldest imaged exoplanet found to date
  Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—but few have been directly imaged, because they are extremely difficult to see with existing telescopes. A University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) gr…
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• newReport: Barriers to elected office for disabled people
  A report co-authored by the University of Strathclyde and Goldsmiths, University of London has highlighted the barriers to elected office faced by disabled people.
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• newNew 'green status of species' measures impact of conservation action
  An international team of scientists including Stony Brook University Professor Resit Akcakaya, Ph.D., published a paper in Conservation Biology that for the first time applies the IUCN Green Status of Species, a new Global Standard to measure how clo…
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• newUK warmer and wetter due to climate change: study
  Britain has become warmer, wetter and sunnier this century due to climate change, an annual report by leading meteorologists said Thursday, prompting warnings of record summer temperatures in future decades.
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• newMore carbon emissions will kill more people; here's how many
  A just-published study coins a new metric: the "mortality cost of carbon." That is, how many future lives will be lost—or saved—depending on whether we increase or decrease our current carbon emissions. If the numbers hold up, they are quite high…
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• newUS subsidies boost the expected profits and development of new oil and gas fields
  Researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute (Somerville and Seattle, U.S.) and Earth Track, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, U.S.) examined 16 subsidies and environmental regulatory exemptions, providing one of the first estimates of how government subsid…
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Wired

• newChina Cracks Down On Its Tech Giants. Sound Familiar?
  Companies like Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent were once regarded with national pride. Now they’re being slapped with fines and other penalties.
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• newPhantom Warships Are Courting Chaos in Conflict Zones
  The latest weapons in the global information war are fake vessels behaving badly.
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• newCovid Is Pulling the Plug on Beloved Japanese Arcades
  Once home to vibrant live competitions, gaming centers have been bleeding out since before the pandemic. Lockdowns could leave them KO'd for good.
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• newA People’s History of Black Twitter, Part III
  Joy and pain, harmony and discord, organization and chaos—there’s no single way to define Black Twitter’s complex, ongoing legacy.
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• newThe Cost of Preventing Deaths by Climate-Driven Heat
  A new formula measures the “mortality cost of carbon,” and how much would have to be removed from the atmosphere to save a single life.
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• newActivision Blizzard Employees Walk Out Over Sexism Complaints
  “We love our jobs, but our jobs don’t love us back,” one worker told WIRED. "So we’re trying to change that.”
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• newToyota Whiffed on EVs. Now It’s Trying to Slow Their Rise
  In a bid to protect its investments in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells, the carmaker is lobbying against the transition to electric vehicles.
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• newHow Nothing Designed 'Ear 1s' to Beat Apple AirPods
  The head of design at Nothing explains how their product could take on Apple's all-conquering wireless earbuds, at a fraction of the cost.
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• The Best Cheap Phones for (Almost) Every Budget
  There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a phone these days. These are our favorite Android devices and iPhones for $200 to $500.
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• Samsung's Flagship Soundbar Brings Theater Audio to Your Home
  The HW-Q950A is spendy, but the setup is dead simple, and it won't fail to immerse you in your favorite movies and shows.
  - 1 day ago 28 Jul 21, 11:00am -

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 Robot Taught Itself to Run, Then Proceeded to Knock Out a 5K
  In the last few months, robots have learned some pretty cool new skills, including performing a sweet coordinated dance routine and making pizzas from start to finish. Now there’s another accomplishment to add to the list: a bipedal robot named Cas…
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• Scientists Bred Healthy Mice Using Artificial Eggs and Ovaries Made From Stem Cells
  The baby mice popcorning around their cages looked utterly normal. But in fact, they’re a technological wonder: they were born from bioengineered eggs matured inside a man-made ovary. Even crazier, both the eggs and the ovary were grown from stem c…
  - 2 days ago 27 Jul 21, 2:00pm -
• Arm’s New Flexible Plastic Chip Could Enable an ‘Internet of Everything’
  The ultimate goal of the Internet of Things (IoT) is to build computing capabilities into every object in the world, but that’s a pipe dream with today’s chips. Now British chip designer Arm thinks it might have the solution after unveiling the m…
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• Can Consciousness Be Explained by Quantum Physics? New Research
  One of the most important open questions in science is how our consciousness is established. In the 1990s, long before winning the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for his prediction of black holes, physicist Roger Penrose teamed up with anesthesiologist…
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• This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 24)
  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The Ethics of a Deepfake Anthony Bourdain Voice Helen Rosner | The New Yorker “The new documentary ‘Roadrunner’ uses AI-generated audio without disclosing it to viewers. How should we feel about that? …On Friday, to he…
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• ‘Next-Generation’ Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted into First US Patient
  Late last year, a French company called Carmat received approval in Europe for its total artificial heart. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a heart made of synthetic and biological materials intended for implantation into people who need heart tra…
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• The First Mobile Phone Call Was 75 Years Ago—How Technologies Go From Breakthrough to Big Time
  I have a cellphone built into my watch. People now take this type of technology for granted, but not so long ago it was firmly in the realm of science fiction. The transition from fantasy to reality was far from the flip of a switch. The amount of ti…
  - 7 days ago 22 Jul 21, 7:02pm -
• This Tiny Electric Car Is Solar-Powered and Costs $6,800
  In December of last year, a California-based startup called Aptera Motors started taking pre-orders for an electric car that’s partly solar powered. The Aptera has a unique, streamlined design, just three wheels, and a price tag of $25,900 to $44,9…
  - 8 days ago 21 Jul 21, 5:16pm -
• Protein Folding AI Is Making a ‘Once in a Generation’ Advance in Biology
  Thanks to AI, we just got stunningly powerful tools to decode life. In two back-to-back papers last week, scientists at DeepMind and the University of Washington described deep learning-based methods to solve protein folding—the last step of execut…
  - 9 days ago 20 Jul 21, 2:00pm -
• Google Gets One Step Closer to Error-Corrected Quantum Computing
  One of the biggest barriers standing in the way of useful quantum computers is how error-prone today’s devices are. Now, Google has provided an experimental demonstration of how to correct this problem and scale it up for much larger devices. The p…
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