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High Schoolers Build DIY Sensor-Activated Locker For Wheelchair-Bound Classmate
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High Schoolers Build DIY Sensor-Activated Locker For Wheelchair-Bound Classmate

By Francie Diep

Los Alamos Lab Has Had A Secret Quantum Internet For Two Years
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Los Alamos Lab Has Had A Secret Quantum Internet For Two Years

By Dan Nosowitz

New Device Detects Asbestos In Real-Time, With Lasers And Magnets
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New Device Detects Asbestos In Real-Time, With Lasers And Magnets

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Q&A: Kickstarter Co-Founder Yancey Strickler
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Q&A: Kickstarter Co-Founder Yancey Strickler

By Jennifer Bogo

2013 Invention Awards: Ballast Bulb
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2013 Invention Awards: Ballast Bulb

By Amanda Tust

Wing And A Scare
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Wing And A Scare

By Nicole Dyer

An iPhone Case For Cops That Can Scan Irises On The Fly
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An iPhone Case For Cops That Can Scan Irises On The Fly

By Dan Nosowitz

Why Your Grocery Store Is Installing Military Cameras
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Why Your Grocery Store Is Installing Military Cameras

By Kelsey D. Atherton

OpenWorm Is An Open-Source Virtual Worm, Accurate In Every Way
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OpenWorm Is An Open-Source Virtual Worm, Accurate In Every Way

By Shaunacy Ferro

Gecko-Like Drone Can Land On Walls And Ceilings [Updated]
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Gecko-Like Drone Can Land On Walls And Ceilings [Updated]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Sun Shot
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Sun Shot

By Stephen Cass

Watch A Laser Tear Through 100 Balloons In One Shot
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Watch A Laser Tear Through 100 Balloons In One Shot

By Colin Lecher

Crowdfund A Shield That Protects Against Snooping Drones
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Crowdfund A Shield That Protects Against Snooping Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

DARPA Wants To Build A Better Battlefield Internet
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DARPA Wants To Build A Better Battlefield Internet

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Touch-Sensitive Robot Arm Can Tuck You In At Night
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Touch-Sensitive Robot Arm Can Tuck You In At Night

By Francie Diep

This Company Dares You To Crack Its Encryption Software
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This Company Dares You To Crack Its Encryption Software

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Intelligent Headlights Make Raindrops Disappear
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Intelligent Headlights Make Raindrops Disappear

By Colin Lecher

Terrifying Robot Snake Will Rescue You Whether You Like It Or Not
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Terrifying Robot Snake Will Rescue You Whether You Like It Or Not

By Colin Lecher

Watch This Baseball-Playing Robot Learn To Hit Every Pitch
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Watch This Baseball-Playing Robot Learn To Hit Every Pitch

By Colin Lecher

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For Five Bucks, Every Screen In Your House Could Be A Touchscreen

By Dan Nosowitz

Twizy Renault Sport F1, 1
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New Twizy Electric Car Is Part Formula 1, Part Mario Kart

By Rose Pastore

How Giant Concrete Balls Could Make Wind Power More Efficient
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How Giant Concrete Balls Could Make Wind Power More Efficient

By Martha Harbison

This Device Turns A Charcoal Stove Into A Cell Phone Charger
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This Device Turns A Charcoal Stove Into A Cell Phone Charger

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Parachuting Canister Detects Chemical Weapons
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Parachuting Canister Detects Chemical Weapons

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Stopping Deforestation Would Make Us Richer [Infographic]
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How Stopping Deforestation Would Make Us Richer [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

How It Works: The Thermal Camera That Found The Boston Bomber
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How It Works: The Thermal Camera That Found The Boston Bomber

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Tangled Logic Of Time Travel In Movies [Infographic]
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The Tangled Logic Of Time Travel In Movies [Infographic]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Metamaterial Can Squirt A Magnetic Field Through A Hose
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Metamaterial Can Squirt A Magnetic Field Through A Hose

By Rebecca Boyle

How The New $100 Bill Will Foil Counterfeiters
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How The New $100 Bill Will Foil Counterfeiters

By Colin Lecher

A Show About 1960s NASA From The Mad Men Team? We Hope The Rumor’s True
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A Show About 1960s NASA From The Mad Men Team? We Hope The Rumor’s True

By Dan Nosowitz

How A Millionaire Sold Fake Bomb Detectors To Governments All Over The World
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How A Millionaire Sold Fake Bomb Detectors To Governments All Over The World

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New App Gives You An Automatic Nosejob
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New App Gives You An Automatic Nosejob

By Francie Diep

Humans Can Feel Empathy Toward Robots
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Humans Can Feel Empathy Toward Robots

By Colin Lecher

Are Electric Vehicles Really Zero-Emission?
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Are Electric Vehicles Really Zero-Emission?

By Marc Lausier/ Green Car Reports

New Chemical Trick To Make Fertilizer That Won’t Explode
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New Chemical Trick To Make Fertilizer That Won’t Explode

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Solar Dish That Makes Electricity And Fresh Water
Environment

A Solar Dish That Makes Electricity And Fresh Water

By Francie Diep

FYI: Why Aren’t Hovercraft More Useful?
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FYI: Why Aren’t Hovercraft More Useful?

By Daniel Engber

We’ve Finally Figured Out What Makes LED Bulbs So Inefficient
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We’ve Finally Figured Out What Makes LED Bulbs So Inefficient

By Shaunacy Ferro

Brain Cells Will Control The Power Plants Of The Future
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Brain Cells Will Control The Power Plants Of The Future

By Francie Diep

Shedding New Light On Basement Marijuana Technology
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Shedding New Light On Basement Marijuana Technology

By Martha Harbison

Radioactive Gases Detected From North Korea’s Recent Nuclear Bomb Test
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Radioactive Gases Detected From North Korea’s Recent Nuclear Bomb Test

By Francie Diep

Did You Seriously Get Funding To Study Whether Instagram Is All Selfies?
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Did You Seriously Get Funding To Study Whether Instagram Is All Selfies?

By Dan Nosowitz

How The FBI Will Analyze Thousands Of Hours Of Boston Bombing Video
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How The FBI Will Analyze Thousands Of Hours Of Boston Bombing Video

By Grant Fredericks, as told to Francie Diep

For God’s Sake, Stay Inside During A Gun Fight
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For God’s Sake, Stay Inside During A Gun Fight

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Should Police Scanners Be Public?
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Should Police Scanners Be Public?

By Dan Nosowitz

The Video Tech That Helped Find The Boston Bombing Suspects
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The Video Tech That Helped Find The Boston Bombing Suspects

By Francie Diep

5 Crazy Machines Smugglers Use To Get Drugs Across The Border
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5 Crazy Machines Smugglers Use To Get Drugs Across The Border

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Life Inside The Most Densely Populated Place On Earth [Infographic]
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Life Inside The Most Densely Populated Place On Earth [Infographic]

By Dan Nosowitz

Zetas Cartel Is Recruiting Americans
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Zetas Cartel Is Recruiting Americans

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Find Out, For Better Or Worse, What Music Your Twitter Friends Like
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Find Out, For Better Or Worse, What Music Your Twitter Friends Like

By Dan Nosowitz

New App Tells Icelanders If Their Hookup Qualifies As Accidental Incest
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New App Tells Icelanders If Their Hookup Qualifies As Accidental Incest

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Seven Most Incredible Telescopes In Existence
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The Seven Most Incredible Telescopes In Existence

By Susan E. Matthews

Supercomputers Calculate Structure Of Bones On The Molecular Level
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Supercomputers Calculate Structure Of Bones On The Molecular Level

By Francie Diep

Incredible HLQ Render
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5 Ways Drones Could Help In A Disaster Like The Boston Marathon Bombing

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Audi Wants Its Cars To Predict Where Traffic Will Be
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Audi Wants Its Cars To Predict Where Traffic Will Be

By Colin Lecher

EuropaCity Is The Ultra-Green Mall Of The Future
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EuropaCity Is The Ultra-Green Mall Of The Future

By Dan Nosowitz

Nanosponges In Your Blood Could Soak Up Infections And Poison
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Nanosponges In Your Blood Could Soak Up Infections And Poison

By Rebecca Boyle

5 Micron Pixel Infrared Camera
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DARPA Unveils Teeny Infrared Camera With 5-Micron Pixels

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Your Rented Computer Can No Longer Legally Spy On You
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Your Rented Computer Can No Longer Legally Spy On You

By Francie Diep

Twitter Is The New Police Scanner
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Twitter Is The New Police Scanner

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Anti-Rape Bra
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Zap Away Would-Be Attackers With This 3800kv Anti-Rape Bra

By Shaunacy Ferro

Design Studio Working On A Business Suit That Turns Transparent When The Wearer Lies
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Design Studio Working On A Business Suit That Turns Transparent When The Wearer Lies

By Dan Nosowitz

How To Find Someone During A Disaster
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How To Find Someone During A Disaster

By Dan Nosowitz

Explosions At Boston Marathon Heighten Security In New York And London
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Explosions At Boston Marathon Heighten Security In New York And London

By Francie Diep

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