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Technology
This Polymer Device Can 'Walk' When Illuminated
The device itself has just two parts: a rectangular frame and a piece of special polymer material that can 'undulate and ... propel itself forward under the influence of light.'
Science
How Scientists Are Hacking Cancer
A cell therapy known as CAR-T is so promising that researchers are now trying to deal with a new problem -- how to keep up with demand.
Genetics
How Genetic Engineering Fixed My Stupid Back
Decades worth of the genetic research helped create the treatments that finally cured my back.
Space Travel
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Watch KFC Launch a Chicken Sandwich Into Space
'You can imagine when we first heard about flying a chicken sandwich to space, we thought it was hilarious,' says World View CEO Jane Poytner.
Intelligence
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Apparently, a Geek Index Is a Thing That Exists
Researchers can chart exactly how geeky you are.
Smart Phones
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Scientists Found a Way to Charge Your Smartphone With Urine
Now that's innovation at its finest.
Kickstarter
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Launches Kickstarter for Video Game
'Space Odyssey' players will terraform planets, build colonies and embark on missions.
Innovation
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These Inspiring Teen Girls Invented a Solar-Powered Housing Solution for the Homeless -- Now They Are Presenting Their Work at MIT
A dozen young Latina scientists used innovation and ingenuity to help those in need.
Robots
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Robots Are Basically Teenagers -- They Ace Video Games and Barely Pass Math Tests
They are more human than we think.
Innovation
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If You're Open Minded, Research Says You Might Do This
A new study finds that this trait lets you perceive more than one thing at a time.
NASA
NASA Preps to 'Touch' the Sun With Parker Solar Probe
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to depart Earth next summer and make its way to the sun's atmosphere, the corona, about 4 million miles from its surface.
Sleep
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11 Unexpected Things That Are Stealing Your Sleep
From the moon to your marital status, here at some zzz's disruptors.
Space Travel
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Stephen Hawking Says We Have 100 Years to Inhabit Another Planet
Should we just start planning now?
