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Study: Public private partnerships better at promoting equity than widely assumed
Distributions of Adjusted DBE Goal and Adjusted DBE Attainment by Delivery Method. Credit: A. James Clark School of Engineering. University…
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Watch this video of Cassie, a bipedal robot that ran a 5K outdoors for the first time, finishing in 53 minutes on a single charge
Cassie, a bipedal robot built at Oregon State University, has run a 5K outdoors for the first time. The robot,…
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Covid-19 news: Rules eased for vaccinated EU or US visitors to England
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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Walmart Is Practically Giving Away This Roomba E6 Today | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Summer is about relaxing, and as…
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Steam Deck’s expected order availability is starting to get a bit vague
In brief: As the volume of Steam Deck pre-orders increase, Valve has started to give off some signs of uncertainty…
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Nanostructures Enable Record High-Harmonic Generation From Ultra-Intense Laser Pulses
Illustration of an infrared laser hitting a gallium-phosphide metsurface, which efficiently produces even and odd high-harmonic generation. Credit: Daniil Shilkin…
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‘Less than 1% probability’ that Earth’s energy imbalance increase occurred naturally, say scientists
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sunlight in, reflected and emitted energy out. That’s the fundamental energy balance sheet for our planet.…
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Biden officials reportedly warn Iran’s incoming president that time is running out to save nuclear deal
The US is warning Iran that the 2015 nuclear deal could soon be beyond saving, Axios reports. Talks aimed at…
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Sponge fossils suggest animals already existed 890 million years ago
By Michael Marshall Microscopic calcite structures reveal the protein skeleton of an ancient sponge E.C. Turner The origin of animals…
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Pokémon Unite Pay-to-Win Exploit Will Kill the Game | Digital Trends
I would hazard a guess that most of us have utilized an exploit or two in our gaming careers. Perhaps…
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Game industry vets come together to form a new studio, That’s No Moon
Why it matters: A who’s who of veteran game developers have come together to create a new studio looking to…
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GLAM: Keeping Track of Food Production From Space
While USDA has monitored crops around the world for almost a century, the discovery that satellites can “see” greening of…
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Study: How a unique family of bacteria hides from the immune system
John Santelices and Mariola Edelmann in the lab. Credit: Gustavo Maegawa New research from the University of Florida explains how…
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The GOP just slashed $30 billion from the new bipartisan infrastructure deal they struck with Biden
Republicans and the White House struck a deal on a slimmer infrastructure deal compared to last month. The new agreement…
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X-rays can echo and bend around the back of supermassive black holes
By Leah Crane Supermassive black holes have an immense gravitational pull ClaudioVentrella/Getty Images Supermassive black holes have such an intense…
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The Funniest Things to Ask Alexa (August 2021) | Digital Trends
More than just your smart home sheepdog and digital Rolodex, did you know that Alexa is also an up-and-coming stand-up…
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The PlayStation 5 is Sony’s fastest-selling console to date
The big picture: The PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling console in Sony Interactive Entertainment’s history, having reached 10 million units…
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The Odd Couple: Groundbreaking New Discovery From Gravitational Whispers
Two gravitational wave signals from an entirely new class of cosmic collisions have been discovered by researchers working on the…
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Researchers identify a gene that regulates the angle of root growth in corn
These images of root architecture in the field show the cipk15 mutant corn genotype had significantly steeper angles compared to…
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Pfizer doubles down on the case for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
Pfizer doubled down on Wednesday in advocating for booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine. The pharma giant said protection against…
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Near-invincible tardigrades may see only in black and white
Next time you’re looking at a rainbow, be thankful you’re not a tardigrade. While the microscopic creatures, also known as…
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Caffeine-fuelled bumblebees are better at foraging for nectar
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A jolt of caffeine helps bumblebees work smarter Coffeyshots/Alamy Bumblebees that get a caffeine boost are better…
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Which Google One Subscription is Right for You? | Digital Trends
Google One gives you online cloud storage that works across Google Drive, Google Photos, and Gmail. If that sounds at…
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Google appears to be working on a ‘Switch to Android’ iOS app
In brief: Anyone who decides they’ve had enough of Android and wants to switch to iOS can do so easily…
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DNA Hoarders: Genetic Duplication Linked to the Origin and Evolution of Pine Trees and Their Relatives
New research shows genome duplication in the ancestor of modern gymnosperms, a group of seed plants that includes cypresses and…
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A single-molecule laser nanospectroscopy technique with micro-electron volt energy resolution
Illustration of developed single-molecule laser nanospectroscopy with micro–electron volt energy resolution. We combined a narrow-line tunable laser with scanning tunneling…
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The 20 best deals our editors are shopping during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2021
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale runs from today,…
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If confirmed, tubes in 890-million-year-old rock may be the oldest animal fossils
Pale, wormlike tubes in 890-million-year old rock may be ancient sea sponges, a new study concludes. If confirmed, that controversial…
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Apple Watch 3, Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Prices Cut at Amazon | Digital Trends
If you’re looking for smartwatch deals, either to finally buy yourself a wearable device or to give one as a…
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Watch Cassie the bipedal robot complete a 5K run
What just happened? In what is no doubt a major step toward the creation of Terminator-style cyborgs that will hunt…
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“Metaplasticity” Discovery Points to Ketamine’s Long-Term Antidepressant Effects
Building on recent research confirming how ketamine induces rapid antidepressant action, Professor of Pharmacology Lisa Monteggia and her collaborators show how the molecular mechanism…
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COVID-19-related xenophobia
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A lot of entirely unwarranted anti-Asian sentiment in the U.S. and elsewhere has emerged on social…
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Apple warns that the chip shortage is finally coming for iPhones
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that silicon “supply constraints” will start affecting iPhone sales. Cook said in April that…
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Lost art of the Stone Age: The cave paintings redrawing human history
Newly discovered cave art gives fresh insight into the minds of our ancestors – and upends the idea that a…
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OLED TVs Too Expensive? Try These 4K TV Deals Instead | Digital Trends
When you’re upgrading your home theater setup, OLED TVs are highly recommended. However, these TVs are on the expensive side,…
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Facebook suspends Oculus Quest 2 sales over skin irritation reports
What just happened? Sales of the Oculus Quest 2, the most popular VR headset by far among Steam Survey participants,…
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Cold Interstellar Molecular Clouds as Cosmic Ray Detectors
A composite visible and near-infrared image of the interstellar dark cloud, Barnard 68. The gas and dust in its interior…
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Dams fuel malaria cases in Africa
Credit: Manie Van der Hoven, Pixabay While dams are critical to ensuring water and food security throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, small…
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Why M&A deals for US sports-betting affiliates are heating up, according to industry insiders
Sports-betting affiliates are in the spotlight as M&A ripples through the US gambling sector. We’ve seen a recent wave of…
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The Best OTA Receivers for 2021 (August 2021) | Digital Trends
In an age of streaming media, one might think that the days of recording our favorite shows through a hulking…
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AMD confirms Zen 4 and RDNA 3 remain on track to launch next year
Forward-looking: The seemingly endless global chip shortage has raised questions over whether anticipated product releases will be delayed. In the…
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Complex Molecules Could Hold the Secret to Identifying Alien Life – And Creating New Forms of Life in the Lab
Complex Molecules Could Hold the Secret to Identifying Alien Life A new system capable of identifying complex molecular signatures could…
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Violence against children carries a huge cost for Africa: Governments must act urgently
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Every day, millions of children experience violence in one form or another. It is a global…
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What our team of style, beauty, and grooming experts are buying from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale officially begins today…
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The Dell XPS 13 and XPS 17 Are Among Our Favorite Laptops. | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. If you’re in the market for…
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The Best Laptops 2021
Dell checks all the right boxes with the XPS 17: fast performance, lovely keyboard, gorgeous and massive display, and excellent…
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Scent of a Vaccine: Many Advantages to Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccination
Intranasal vaccination is needle-free and elicits immunity at the site of infection, the respiratory tract. There are many reasons that…
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Common weed could spell bellyache for gluten intolerant
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research has identified proteins in a common weed which could play havoc for Australian farmers…
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10 things before the opening bell
JB Lacroix/Getty Images Welcome to 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here.…
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The tiny dot in this image may be the first look at exomoons in the making
New telescope images may provide the first view of moons forming outside the solar system. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array…
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