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California's Early Warning Quake Alerts to Be Standard on Android Phones

2020-08-12 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Earthquake alerts are being incorporated into Android, Google's mobile operating system. The feature will be included in a refresh of Google Mobile Services, so a full operating system upgrade won't be necessary. That means the new addition will be available to most Android users -- except those in China, which doesn't use GMS.

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Polymers give early warning signs of stress

2019-05-08 05:40:54| Canadian Plastics Headlines

Researchers from Switzerland's University of Fribourg and Japan's Hokkaido University have devised a polymer with a sensor molecule that glows when its stretched, signalling that mechanical stress is building towards a catastrophic part failure. The post Polymers give early warning signs of stress appeared first on Canadian Plastics.

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