Liquid or solid? Oobleck droplets are both

The ingredients for this study are probably already in your kitchen. To better understand a mysterious class of fluids, researchers tested how a concoction of cornstarch and water called oobleck — a staple of classroom experiments — behaves when dropped onto a surface1. Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+,…

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Exec director of Ruby Central gone amid ‘financial jeopardy’ • The Register

Ruby Central, a nonprofit that supports the Ruby programming language ecosystem, in is “real financial jeopardy,” according to a missive from its board members. Among other cost-cutting measures, it said, it has “parted ways” with its executive director, Shan Cureton, as well as its “PR agency, our CFO, and concluded several contractor engagements.” Board members…

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California billionaire tax has enough signatures for ballot, backers say

Advocates for a proposed California billionaire tax on Sunday said they received enough signatures for the measure to appear on the ballot in November.  Supporters say 1.6 million people have submitted signatures favoring the Billionaire Tax Act for approval, according to The Los Angeles Times. State law requires at least 874,641 registered voters to provide signatures……

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Blanche warns DOJ will subpoena reporters who receive classified information

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is warning reporters who receive leaks of classified information about potential investigations, as concerns grow about the federal government’s cracking down on media outlets critical of the administration. “Prosecuting leakers who share our nation’s secrets with reporters, in turn risking our national security and the lives of our soldiers, is……

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Joins Anthony Hopkins in ‘A Visit to Grandpa’s’

Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined Anthony Hopkins in “A Visit to Grandpa’s,” directed by DJ Caruso, whose credits include “Mary” and “Disturbia.” Also in the cast are Aneurin Barnard (“Dunkirk”), Artie Wilkinson-Hunt (“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die”), Geraldine James (“Sherlock Holmes”) and Aimee-Ffion Edwards (“Slow Horses”). Principal photography began on April 7 in Wales, and…

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