Bird study finds much larger volumes of toxic PFAS chemicals than previously reported
Researchers studying birds and the food they eat are now finding much larger volumes of the toxic PFAS chemicals than before.
Polyurethane with shape memory change from foil to foam when heated
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have developed a foil that changes into polyurethane foam (PU foam) when heated—entirely without health risks. The foil allows ...
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MOF-based solid lubricant forms ultra-low friction tribofilm in humid conditions
By combining organic and inorganic chemistry, scientists developed the innovative lubricant with remarkable capabilities.
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Megakaryocytes assemble a three-dimensional cage of extracellular matrix that controls their maturation and anchoring to the vascular niche
Megakaryocytes form a three-dimensional (3D) cage composed of laminin and collagen IV connected to the basement membrane surrounding them. This microarchitecture stabilizes megakaryocytes within their ...
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Spatial confinement induces reciprocating migration of epidermal keratinocytes and forms triphasic epithelia
In this manuscript the authors established a novel three-dimensional culture system for stratified epithelia that allows epithelial cells to undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and ...
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There Are 22 Types of 1099 Tax Forms. Here's How to Know Which Ones You'll Get
Zooey Liao/CNET; Mykola Sosiukin/EyeEm via Getty It's tax season, and if you've received an unfamiliar income form this year, it might be a 1099 tax form. A 1099 form is used to document income ...
Canada18d
T2200 Declaration of Conditions of Employment
Download and save the PDF to your computer Open the downloaded PDF in Acrobat Reader 10 or later The t2200 form must be completed by employers in order for their employees to deduct employment ...
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6 Types of Investments & How They Work
There are various types of investments: stocks, bonds, mutual funds, index funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and options. See which ones might work for you. Many, or all, of the products ...
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Types of Neurons and Their Function
Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...
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Find Your Skiing Style: A Guide to the 9 Types of Skiing
Before we jump into the many types of skiing, we need to make one thing clear—there are numerous blurry lines across the ski discipline definitions. Some terms are nearly interchangeable. So, think of ...
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Types of Flu
Not all types of flu are the same. Some types of flu can make you very ill, while others cause milder symptoms. Read on to learn about the different types of flu. Flu, or influenza, is a ...