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What the Heck is a Hagfish?

Ocean Conservancy

Here are four facts about this weird, wonderful and … weird fish. According to Ed Young of The Atlantic , the slime is about 100,000 times softer than Jell-O (what a visual!). They aren’t picky about food. The more you read about hagfish, the more you realize these slippery, carcass-eating, jawless fish are one of a kind.

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Entangling measurement promises more efficient quantum networks

Physics World

If Bob measures them separately, he will not be able to say anything about Alice’s choice. Instead, it has an average “fidelity” of about 67 percent – fidelity being a standard measure of similarity between quantum states. Furthermore, simulation of the system’s imperfections suggests the fidelity could be boosted to about 90 percent.

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Meet NIST’s pandemic poet and other characters from 1918, quasicrystal was created by nuclear bomb

Physics World

But perhaps the most interesting find by Martin is a poem written by the chemist Campbell Waters about how to avoid contracting influenza. Paul Steinhardt has written a highly entertaining book about his quest for quasicrystals. He later moved north to New York City where he became a successful set designer for theatre and television.

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Registration Opens for Free Webinar on “TSCA: It Is Not What You May Think”

Brag

In this webinar, attendees will learn: What TSCA is and why it matters to retailers; What retailers need to know about their products; and. The “new normal” may not be what you want, but this webinar tells you what you need to know! What steps to take after the webinar.

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Sustainability at Retail

But first, a little about the consumer. Finally, the white paper includes both the POPAI France and POPAI UK & Ireland Eco-Standard initiatives and shows how companies have implemented these standards in their projects. Download today!

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Wildfires in California: Our wake up call

Our Environment

A sign surrounded by flames warning the public about COVID-19 near Lake Berryessa in Napa, California on the 18th of August 2020. [1] A sign warning people about COVID 19 is surrounded by flames during the Hennessey fire near Lake Berryessa in Napa, California]. Photo credit. Written by: Lydia Forde. on Tuesday, Aug. CAL FIRE.

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Medical applications of cyanobacteria toxins

Our Environment

When talking about toxins, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is to keep a healthy distance from them. Now that we know a little bit about the negative effects of toxic cyanobacteria, let us look at these algae from a different perspective – a medical perspective to be precise. Photo credit. Written by: Sam Hulme.