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System Security Specialist Working at System Control Center

The DOJ is investigating an AI tool that could be hurting families in Pennsylvania

Man with neural implant sitting in front of computer screen with text displayed

New implant helps patient spell out entire sentences using only brain signals

Woman walking across college campus using exoskeleton robotic mobility boots

These robotic exoskeleton boots will make you feel 30 pounds lighter

Hand holding firework and american flag against dark night

Fireworks can trigger PTSD. Here’s how you can help yourself and others find ease.

By Sofia Quaglia

voice recording

Do we want Alexa mimicking anyone’s voice? Yes, and no.

By Corinne Iozzio

A long COVID patient with short brown hair and a white sweatshirt wearing a respirator mask while sitting on the street

Long COVID can manifest in dozens of ways. Here’s what we know so far.

Autism shapes the gut microbiome, scientists report, not the other way around

Autism shapes the gut microbiome, scientists report, not the other way around

By Kate Baggaley

A woman in bed wears a mask and reads a book.

Vaccination cuts the risk of long COVID in half

A visual detection test.

Green algae genes helped a blind man see for the first time in 40 years

A person using a phone on a crowded subway train.

Google’s Live Caption can instantly add subtitles to any app on your phone or computer

a person wearing a mask

Long-term COVID-19 symptoms are even more common than we thought

By Sara Kiley Watson

pedestrian traffic light with red background

Designing spaces with marginalized people in mind makes them better for everyone

By Eleanor Cummins

MIT Press Reader illustration

How the objects we hold become extensions of our bodies

By Michael J. Spivey/MIT Press Reader

Founded in 2017, ClearMask makes plastic face guards for surgeons and other medical practitioners. Now it's turning its attention to pandemic equipment.

Clear masks help the hard of hearing, but they could benefit everybody

Paralympic wheelchair

How different wheelchair designs can help Paralympians excel

By Ace Tilton Ratcliff

Christian Gralingen illustration

Six futuristic body hacks that exist right now

By Claire Maldarelli

STEP-UP students take a tour of Washington D.C.

Government workers with autism may go unpaid, despite their valuable contributions to science

By Kelly Brenner

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

By Popular Science Team

Lyft’s braille guide to autonomous tech helps the blind become familiar with robocars

Lyft’s braille guide to autonomous tech helps the blind become familiar with robocars

Designing for accessibility: From Frida Kahlo’s corsets to Franklin Roosevelt’s leg braces

By Eleanor Cummins

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

By Eleanor Cummins

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

By Kate Baggaley

Do ADHD and dyslexia make athletes more likely to get concussions?

Do ADHD and dyslexia make athletes more likely to get concussions?

By Nicole Wetsman

Disney Research created a fireworks display you can feel with your hands

Disney Research created a fireworks display you can feel with your hands

By Stan Horaczek

The FDA says ecstasy is a ‘breakthrough’ drug for PTSD patients

The FDA says ecstasy is a ‘breakthrough’ drug for PTSD patients

By Sara Chodosh

If we want bionic limbs that actually work, we might need smarter amputations

If we want bionic limbs that actually work, we might need smarter amputations

Pushing the limits of assistive technology during the Boston Marathon

Pushing the limits of assistive technology during the Boston Marathon

Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate

Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate

By Kate Baggaley

A Device For The Deaf That Lets You “Listen” With Your Skin

By Claire Maldarelli

Augmented Reality Or Augmented Humanity?

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Augmented Reality Or Augmented Humanity?

By Daniel Grushkin

DEKA arm, a prosthetic limb designed by the inventor of the segway

Segway Inventor’s Advanced Prosthetic Arm Will Go On Sale This Year

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Facebook's new automatic alternative text uses artificial intelligence to recognize objects and people in photos.

How Artificial Intelligence Will Translate Facebook Photos For The Blind

By Dave Gershgorn

A Gene In The Brain Helps Us Filter Out Distracting Information

By Claire Maldarelli

CRISPR Gene Editing Successfully Stops Muscular Dystrophy In Living Mice

CRISPR Gene Editing Successfully Stops Muscular Dystrophy In Living Mice

By Alexandra Ossola

Study Shows How Our Brains Are Able To Multitask

Study Shows How Our Brains Are Able To Multitask

By Claire Maldarelli

Approved: Prosthetic Legs That Anchor Directly To The Bone

Approved: Prosthetic Legs That Anchor Directly To The Bone

‘Hunger Games’ Actress Angel Giuffria Talks Life As A Cyborg

‘Hunger Games’ Actress Angel Giuffria Talks Life As A Cyborg

Device That Helps Blind People See With Their Tongues Just Won FDA Approval

Device That Helps Blind People See With Their Tongues Just Won FDA Approval

By Alexandra Ossola

Makers Print Out Durable, Custom Prosthetic Hands For Needy Kids

Makers Print Out Durable, Custom Prosthetic Hands For Needy Kids

By Rachel Nuwer

Smartphone App Helps Visually Impaired Avoid Low-Hanging Obstacles

Smartphone App Helps Visually Impaired Avoid Low-Hanging Obstacles

By Nsikan Akpan

Prototype Retainer Could Help Hearing-Impaired ‘Listen’ With Their Tongues

Prototype Retainer Could Help Hearing-Impaired ‘Listen’ With Their Tongues

prosthetic hand wears artificial skin

Stretchy Artificial Skin Lets Prosthetic Hand Sense Heat, Humidity, and Pressure

A Prosthetic Leg That Plugs Directly Into The Skeleton

A Prosthetic Leg That Plugs Directly Into The Skeleton

Enjoy The Feeling Of Adderall? You May Be Less Likely To Develop ADHD

Enjoy The Feeling Of Adderall? You May Be Less Likely To Develop ADHD

By Douglas Main

What Happens To Your Prosthetics After You Die?

What Happens To Your Prosthetics After You Die?

By Douglas Main

Video: A Marine With A Prosthetic Hand Controlled By His Own Muscles

Video: A Marine With A Prosthetic Hand Controlled By His Own Muscles

By Rebecca Boyle

Drone club for kids with autism is really, really awesome

Drone club for kids with autism is really, really awesome

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New Clues To Why Some Autistic Kids Are So Good At Math

New Clues To Why Some Autistic Kids Are So Good At Math

By Shaunacy Ferro

Device Trains Blind People To ‘See’ By Listening

Device Trains Blind People To ‘See’ By Listening

By Joey Carmichael

Why Deaf People Don’t Achoo When They Sneeze

Why Deaf People Don’t Achoo When They Sneeze

By Francie Diep

FYI: Can A Bionic Eye See As Well As A Human Eye?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: Can A Bionic Eye See As Well As A Human Eye?

By Alyssa Brewer

Experiment Gives Phantom Limb Syndrome To People Who Have All Of Their Limbs

Experiment Gives Phantom Limb Syndrome To People Who Have All Of Their Limbs

By Colin Lecher

Imagine Cup 2012: Gloves That Translate Sign Language Into Spoken Language

Imagine Cup 2012: Gloves That Translate Sign Language Into Spoken Language

How It Works: A Laser-Powered Ear Implant to Boost Hearing

How It Works: A Laser-Powered Ear Implant to Boost Hearing

By Rebecca Boyle

Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

By Rebecca Boyle

First Steps of a Cyborg

First Steps of a Cyborg

By James Vlahos

Meet RatCar, a Japanese Robot Car Controlled By a Rat’s Brain

Meet RatCar, a Japanese Robot Car Controlled By a Rat’s Brain

By Rebecca Boyle

Secrets of the Very Small

Secrets of the Very Small

By Gunjan Sinha