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On-surface synthesis of graphene molecules and their superlattices
Figure shows the transformation from the precursor molecule to the atomically-precise circumcoronene superlattice. (a) The precursor molecule undergoes a cyclodehydrogenation…
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Ergatta’s CEO reveals how the connected-fitness startup generated $2.5 million in monthly revenues within a year of launching
Ergatta found a gap in the market by targeting fitness-minded people who don’t like exercise classes. It conducted months of…
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Trump begins settling scores with Republican opponents by endorsing a former aide’s primary challenge to an Ohio congressman who backed impeachment
Trump has endorsed Max Miller, a primary challenger running against Ohio’s Rep. Anthony Gonzalez. Gonzalez is one of the 10 House…
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The best travel cameras (for when you can go on holiday again)
For the majority of us, the global pandemic has made travel and tourism all but impossible for now – but…
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Crystals Discovered in the Stomach of Fossil Bird Complicates the Mystery of Its Diet
A reconstruction of the bohaiornithid Sulcavis, a close relative of Bohaiornis guoi, hunting an insect. Credit: © S. Abramowicz, Dinosaur…
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House Democrats pass Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, sending it to the Senate as minimum wage fight looms
House Democrats approved President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion emergency spending package in a 219-212 vote early on Saturday morning, sending…
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The 48 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now (February 2021) | Digital Trends
You’re never at a loss for something to watch when scrolling through the library of Amazon Prime Video’s movie selection.…
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Biden and Democrats vowed to take on health insurers but the stimulus the House just passed would pour tens of billions of dollars into the industry
The coronavirus aid package would funnel billions of dollars toward private health insurers. Biden had promised to go after insurance…
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Cerium sidelines silver to make drug precursor
A mild process discovered by Rice University chemists could replace difficult, silver-based catalysis to create valuable fluoroketones, a precursor in…
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Telegram gets auto-deleting messages, expiring invite links and more in latest update
In a nutshell: A sudden influx of privacy-conscious users on Telegram meant the platform had to quickly increase server capacity…
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FBI pinpoints a single suspect in the death of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick
Federal investigators have a suspect in the killing of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. The probe was narrowed after video…
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The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (February 2021) | Digital Trends
In a crowded landscape of streaming services, Netflix continues to be one of the most popular destinations for streaming movies,…
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Wearable, All-in-One Health Monitor: New Skin Patch Continuously Tracks Cardiovascular Signals and Biochemical Levels
This soft, stretchy patch can monitor the wearer’s blood pressure and biochemical levels at the same time. Credit: Wang lab/UC…
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Don’t Miss the Next Full Moon – The Snow, Storm, and Hunger Moon
Credit: NASA/Bill Dunford The Next Full Moon is the Snow, Storm, and Hunger Moon; the Moon of the Purim Holiday;…
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Best ball chair: Improve your posture and strengthen your core
Stay fit while you sit. (Amazon/) Experts announced long ago that sitting down all day just isn’t good for you.…
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Best 5G Carrier: How to Choose the Right Mobile Plan for You | Digital Trends
In 2021, you no longer have to go out of your way to pick a specific carrier, plan, or phone…
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Vitamin B6 May Calm COVID-19’s Cytokine Storms and Unclog Blood Clots Linked to Lethality
Vitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay. Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood…
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Smart OLED Tattoos: Engineers Create Light-Emitting Tattoo
OLED tattoo devices. Credit: Barsotti – Italian Institute of Technology Scientists at UCL and the IIT -Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia…
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Giant iceberg breaks off near UK Antarctic base
A vast iceberg almost the size of Greater London has broken away from the Antarctic ice shelf near a British…
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How Democrats can pass a minimum wage increase to $15 after a major setback from the Senate parliamentarian
Democrats were dealt a blow to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour on Thursday evening. The Senate parliamentarian…
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Hot Wheels Unleashed arrives for PC and consoles this September
In brief: Italian games studio, Milestone Team, has revealed a new arcade racing game based on Mattel’s popular Hot Wheels…
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JOIN US ON MARCH 2: How small businesses can master their taxes in 2021
Filing taxes might be a bit different for small business owners this year. Many businesses were greatly impacted by months…
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Readers react to the history of plate tectonics, pandas rolling in poop and more
Shaking up memories A post–World War II data boom clinched the unifying theory of plate tectonics after decades of debate…
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Check out the most extensive map of black holes ever
Each tiny dot is sweeping up loads of cosmic matter in it’s own galaxy. (LOFAR/LOL Survey/) At first glance, this…
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Final Fantasy VII Remake is March’s Big PS Plus Game | Digital Trends
Sony revealed the next round of PS Plus games, which is headlined by Final Fantasy VII Remake. The catch is…
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European Space Agency Plans Mission to Explore Caves on the Moon
Entering a lunar lava tube. The Moon’s surface is covered by millions of craters, but it also hosts hundreds of…
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Can a COVID-19 vaccine’s second dose be delayed? It’s complicated
Within a couple weeks after a first vaccine dose, people are well protected against severe COVID-19, new data suggest. With…
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Changing the silkworm’s diet to spin stronger silk
The silk worm and its CNF containing feed. Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have produced cellulose nanofiber (CNF) synthesized…
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Poverty fell from December to January because of stimulus checks
Poverty rates fell from December to January with a new round of stimulus checks and unemployment benefits. However, Black Americans…
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In-Home Streaming Faceoff: Steam Remote Play vs. Moonlight
Between Stadia, GeForce Now, Microsoft xCloud, and other contenders like Shadow, game streaming is seeing a true resurgence. Core internet…
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Amazing gecko photos captured using X-rays from a particle accelerator
Incredibly detailed images of the intricate insides of a gecko were created using high-energy X-rays emitted by a synchrotron particle…
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While President Biden visits storm-torn Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz will be giving a speech on ‘cancel culture’ in Florida
President Joe Biden is heading to Texas on Friday to survey storm recovery efforts. But he won’t be meeting with…
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Joby reveals first in-flight footage of its electric VTOL craft
Forward-looking: California-based Joby Aviation, which has been working on an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) for an air…
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Be the World’s Premier Space Science Observatory – Here’s What Those Powerful Capabilities Mean for Astronomy
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows the heart of the globular star cluster Messier 92 (M92), one of…
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A Texas judge has ruled the CDC’s eviction moratorium during the pandemic is unconstitutional
A federal judge in Texas struck down the constitutionality of an eviction moratorium. The moratorium aimed at preventing the spread…
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Meet the little-known power player with the ‘hardest job’ on Capitol Hill who just blew up the $15 minimum wage push
Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate’s nonpartisan referee, keeps the chamber in line behind the scenes. But she’s been pushed into the…
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The Most Underrated Movies On Netflix Right Now | Digital Trends
Netflix built its reputation by having a huge library of films available to stream at a moment’s notice. Over the…
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Captures Stunning View of Venus
By Michael Buckley, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory February 25, 2021 When flying past Venus in July 2020, Parker…
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Smaller plates help reduce food waste in campus dining halls
Students in a university dining hall. Credit: University of Illinois Food waste is a major problem in the U.S., and…
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Plastic bottles holding 2.3 litres are least harmful to the planet
By Ibrahim Sawal Plastic bottles are a significant source of plastic waste M. Timothy O’Keefe/Alamy Using plastic bottles that contain…
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Data Limits Could Vanish With New Optical Antennas and “Rings of Light”
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a new way to harness properties of light waves that can…
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Population of critically endangered Bahama Oriole is much larger than previously thought
This Bahama Oriole is perched in a pine tree on Andros Island in the Bahamas, the only place these birds…
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Target expands Apple partnership, will open mini shops inside stores
What just happened? Target is doubling down on its partnership with Apple through a post-pandemic strategy that includes a store-in-store…
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Forests’ long-term capacity to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires
Savannah Fire at Africa’s Kruger National Park Credit: Corli Coetsee More intense and frequent fires are reducing the size of…
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The game-changing covid-19 treatments that helped slash the death rate
Faced with an unknown disease, doctors had to update best practices faster than ever before. Here’s what we now know…
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Two-Thirds of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Due to These Four Conditions
Study suggests COVID-19 hospitalizations could have been prevented without four common pre-existing conditions. Credit: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman…
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Read Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s letter celebrating the cryptocurrency platform filing to go public via direct listing
Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase on Thursday filed to go public via direct listing. Founder and CEO Brian Armstrong included a letter…
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Why insulting people’s intelligence is incompatible with open debate
We too often turn to insulting people’s brain power – and that closes off our ability to understand others, argues…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Swings Into Theaters This Christmas | Digital Trends
After weeks of teasing Spider-Man fans with fake titles for the third entry in the current set of films starring…
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Western Chimpanzees – a Critically Endangered Species – Share Overlapping Territories With Humans
Camera trap image of a chimpanzee feeding on orange fruit behind someone’s house in Caiquene village. Credit: E Bersacola and…
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