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• Simple but effective: Spontaneous synthesis of homogenous polymer networks

  07-09-2018 17:05 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have developed a spontaneous polymer network synthesis that allowed for the preparation of gels containing narrow molecular weight distribution polymers. The gel networks showed swelling properties that were responsive to temperature and solvent concentration. The reported process demonstrates the potential for facile preparation of high quality materials that exhibit the full range of polymer gel properties, including sustained release, stimuli responsiveness, and molecular sieving,
  
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• Weather postpones SpaceX's first astronaut launch from Florida

  28-05-2020 02:31 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Stormy weather thwarted a landmark moment for private rocket company SpaceX and NASA on Wednesday, forcing launch directors in Florida to postpone what would have been the first flight of U.S. astronauts into orbit from American soil in nine years.
  
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• In lean times, fierce dinosaur Allosaurus resorted to cannibalism

  27-05-2020 22:47 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  The dreaded dinosaur Allosaurus was the scourge of the Jurassic Period landscape some 150 million years ago, an apex predator just as Tyrannosaurus rex was 80 million years later during the Cretaceous Period.
  
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• Trump tweets threat to shutter social media companies after Twitter warning

  27-05-2020 15:06 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc. for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact-check the president's claims.
  
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• A Monday Is a Tuesday Is a Sunday as COVID-19 Disrupts Internal Clocks

  27-05-2020 15:00 via rss.sciam.com
  
  A global natural experiment examines the time warp of life under quarantine-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
  
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• Back in Business: NASA Is Set to Return to Human Spaceflight with Historic SpaceX Launch

  27-05-2020 14:30 via rss.sciam.com
  
  Two astronauts will ride a privately built rocket and spacecraft to orbit, marking the first launch of humans from U.S. soil in nearly a decade-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
  
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• SpaceX prepares to launch astronauts on historic spaceflight

  27-05-2020 13:29 via cbc.ca
  
  SpaceX was on the cusp of launching NASA astronauts into orbit Wednesday, a first for a private company and a giant leap forward for the booming business of space travel.
  
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• NASA set to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil with SpaceX launch

  27-05-2020 13:29 via cbc.ca
  
  SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, was set to launch two Americans into orbit on Wednesday from Florida on a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.
  
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• NASA set to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil with historic SpaceX launch

  27-05-2020 13:29 via cbc.ca
  
  SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, was set to launch two Americans into orbit on Wednesday from Florida on a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.
  
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• Historic launch of SpaceX rocket delayed over lightning fears

  27-05-2020 13:29 via cbc.ca
  
  SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company, was forced by foul weather to scrub a planned launch on Wednesday of two Americans into orbit from Florida, a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.
  
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• Historic launch of SpaceX rocket delayed over bad weather

  27-05-2020 13:29 via cbc.ca
  
  SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company, was forced by foul weather to scrub a planned launch on Wednesday of two Americans into orbit from Florida, a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.
  
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• Bad weather threatens to delay SpaceX plan to launch astronauts on historic spaceflight

  27-05-2020 13:29 via cbc.ca
  
  With bad weather threatening a delay, two NASA astronauts suited up for the launch of a SpaceX rocket ship Wednesday on a history-making flight to the International Space Station that was seen as a giant leap forward for the booming business of commercial space travel.
  
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• Bad weather postpones historic launch of SpaceX rocket

  27-05-2020 13:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Plans to blast a SpaceX rocket ship into space on Wednesday have been postponed due to bad weather. The next launch opportunity is Saturday at 3:22 p.m. ET.
  
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• Bad weather looms as 2 U.S. astronauts board SpaceX rocket for historic launch

  27-05-2020 13:29 via cbc.ca
  
  With thunderstorms threatening a delay, two NASA astronauts climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket ship Wednesday for liftoff on a history-making flight that's seen as a giant leap forward for the booming business of commercial space travel.
  
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• Ransomware attack hits international fisheries organization in Halifax

  27-05-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An international fisheries organization based in Halifax that previously had questions raised about its cybersecurity has been hit by a ransomware attack.
  
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• 'Zoom fatigue' is setting in: what it is and how to prevent it

  27-05-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Although the term may not be found in psychology textbooks, experts say "Zoom fatigue," named after the popular videoconferencing software, has become all too common in the COVID-19 era, with so many people working from home and holding meetings online. And it can stem from any video chat application.
  
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• Yale researchers find where stress lives

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (Yale University) Yale researchers have found a neural home of the feeling of stress people experience, an insight that may help people deal with the debilitating sense of fear and anxiety that stress can evoke, Yale researchers report May 27 in the journal Nature Communications.
  
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• WVU, through partnerships, producing thousands of swabs for COVID-19 testing

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (West Virginia University) With significantly increased testing a key component in the battle against COVID-19, the Innovation Hub at West Virginia University is working with WVU Medicine to churn out up to 10,000 swabs weekly to meet demands for tests.
  
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• What's the secret behind the world's stickiest brands?

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (American Marketing Association) Sticky customer journeys do not arise from consistently good customer experiences -- instead, they are intentionally chaotic, maddening, and unpredictable.
  
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• Using artificial intelligence to detect COVID-19 in X-rays

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (Cranfield University) Students at Cranfield University have designed computer models that can identify COVID-19 in X-rays.The models use computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse chest X-ray imagery. It can classify information which would not normally be recognised with the naked eye and assist with the diagnosis of COVID-19.
  
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• Unique measurement system for 5G-MIMO and space applications

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (Forschungsverbund Berlin) With the delivery of Keysight Technologies' custom-designed wideband microwave downconverters, all key components for the novel 5G-MIMO system are now in place at Ferdinand-Braun-Institut. The system was funded within Research Fab Microelectronics Germany and will enable unique measurements and research.
  
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• Under pressure, black holes feast

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (Yale University) A new, Yale-led study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure.It has been known for some time that when distant galaxies -- and the supermassive black holes within their cores -- aggregate into clusters, these clusters create a volatile, highly pressurized environment. Individual galaxies falling into clusters are often deformed during the process and begin to resemble cosmic jellyfish.
  
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• Training bystanders to intervene will help to prevent domestic violence and abuse, study shows

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (University of Exeter) Empowering people to intervene when they witness unacceptable behaviour can help to prevent domestic violence and abuse, a new study has found.
  
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• These tiny, self-assembling traps capture PFAS

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (University at Buffalo) A study shows that self-assembling molecular traps can be used to capture PFAS -- dangerous pollutants that have contaminated drinking water supplies around the world.
  
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• The Gerontological Society of America selects 2020 fellows

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (The Gerontological Society of America) The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has named 33 exemplary professionals as its newest fellows.
  
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• The Gerontological Society of America congratulates 2020 awardees

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (The Gerontological Society of America) The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the country's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- is proud to acknowledge the work of 30 outstanding individuals through its prestigious awards program.
  
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• The future of manufacturing: Software solution predicts costs for manufacturers

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (Purdue University) Innovators at the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center, or IN-MaC, created software to help manufacturers better predict overall costs and the costs associated with layout alternatives and adjustments to their manufacturing processes.
  
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• The asteroids Ryugu and Bennu were formed by the destruction of a large asteroid

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (CNRS) What is the origin of the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu, and of their spinning-top shape? Numerical simulations of large asteroid disruptions show that during such events, fragments are ejected and then reaccumulate forming aggregates, some of which have a spinning-top shape. Scientists conclude that the overall properties of Bennu and Ryugu could directly result from the disruption of their parent body.
  
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• The AGA Research Foundation provides over $2 million in funding to promising researchers

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (American Gastroenterological Association) The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is excited to announce the 17 researchers selected to receive funding through the AGA Research Foundation Awards Program. The 2020 award year will provide $2.2 million in research funding to support outstanding investigators working on projects that will enhance our understanding of gastrointestinal and liver conditions and ultimately lead to better treatment options for patients with digestive disorder
  
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• Technology is studied that could save 12% of the energy used in pressurized irrigation

  27-05-2020 06:00 via eurekalert.org
  
  (University of Córdoba) A study, performed in two Andalusian provinces, analyzed the potential of producing electricity by means of recovering hydraulic energy by implanting new technology based on pumps working as turbines
  
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