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National Science Foundation New discoveries. LaMetric Display Notification.

Show new NSF discoveries on your LaMetric

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How this automation works

Stay informed with the latest research highlights from the National Science Foundation delivered straight to your LaMetric display. This Applet runs whenever the NSF posts a new discovery and shows the title as a message on your device. Great for science enthusiasts and educators who want live research updates right on their desk.

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time the National Science Foundation posts a new discovery.
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will display notification on your LaMetric device.
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Services used in this Applet

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28 triggers, queries, and actions

Action Button Pressed

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you press the action button on LaMetric Time.

Alarm Went Off

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires an event when the LaMetric Clock app fires an alarm.

New "The Discovery Files" podcast

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new "Discovery Files" episode is published.

New discoveries

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time the National Science Foundation posts a new discovery.

News from the National Science Foundation

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when there's news posted from the National Science Foundation.

Timer Finished

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires an event when countdown is finished.

Timer Started

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires when timer app starts countdown on your LaMetric device.

History of discoveries

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time the National Science Foundation posts a new discovery.

History of news from the National Science Foundation

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when there's news posted from the National Science Foundation.

History of The Discovery Files podcasts

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new Discovery Files episode is published.

History of timer finished

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of an event when countdown was finished.

Activate App Or Effect

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will activate specific app or effect on a LaMetric device.

Dim LaMetric SKY

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will dim your LaMetric SKY.

Display Notification

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will display notification on your LaMetric device.

Display Sticky Notification

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will display notification on your LaMetric device. The notification will stay on screen until dismissed.

Pause Stopwatch

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will pause stopwatch on a LaMetric Time device.

Pause Timer

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will pause the timer on a LaMetric device.

Reset Stopwatch

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will reset stopwatch on a LaMetric device.

Reset Timer

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will reset the timer on a LaMetric device.

Set Clock Face

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will set or update a clock face on your LaMetric device.

Set Color On LaMetric SKY

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will set color on your LaMetric SKY.

Start Radio

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will start playing radio on a LaMetric Time device.

Start Stopwatch

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will start stopwatch on a LaMetric Time device.

Action Button Pressed

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you press the action button on LaMetric Time.

Activate App Or Effect

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will activate specific app or effect on a LaMetric device.

Alarm Went Off

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This trigger fires an event when the LaMetric Clock app fires an alarm.

Dim LaMetric SKY

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will dim your LaMetric SKY.

Display Notification

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will display notification on your LaMetric device.

Display Sticky Notification

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will display notification on your LaMetric device. The notification will stay on screen until dismissed.

History of discoveries

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time the National Science Foundation posts a new discovery.

History of news from the National Science Foundation

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when there's news posted from the National Science Foundation.

History of The Discovery Files podcasts

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new Discovery Files episode is published.

History of timer finished

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of an event when countdown was finished.

New "The Discovery Files" podcast

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new "Discovery Files" episode is published.

New discoveries

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time the National Science Foundation posts a new discovery.

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About National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. This service lets you stay up to date on NSF news.

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About LaMetric

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