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11/13/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Researchers hope a “soft and social” robot will make “home robotics” more acceptable to humans
When asked to describe a robot, the words “soft” and “social” are unlikely to feature in too many people’s descriptions. After all, robots are anything but warm and fuzzy creatures. We associate them with cold metal and hard edges, and by no stretch of the imagination would they be called sociable. Nonetheless, thanks to the […]
09/21/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Instead of plastic waste, plastic FROM waste: Apple and orange scraps can be turned into gluten-free, edible bioplastic
Our planet is drowning in plastic and the pollution it causes. This once useful material is now literally everywhere, surrounding us at work, in our homes, at school and at parks, lakes and beaches. Nobody could have predicted when Leo Baekeland created the world’s first fully synthetic resin-based plastic product back in 1907 that within […]
07/24/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Potential thief or just a druggie? Controversial new software identifies shoplifters before they take anything, based on suspicious behavior like fidgeting
In 2002’s Steven Spielberg movie, Minority Report, a futuristic crime-fighting unit uses “foreknowledge” to track down and arrest murderers before they even commit a crime. Things go horribly wrong when the lead character, played by Tom Cruise, finds himself accused of a future murder and has to fight to clear his name. Fast forward 17 […]
07/17/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Solar power 24/7: China plans to build first solar power station in space and beam power to Earth
The race to colonize space is heating up, with traditional players like the United States and Russia being steadily outrun by newcomers China and a whole host of independent companies desperate to be the first to stake their claim. China’s massive annual budget of $8 billion for space exploration means it is second only to […]
07/30/2018
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By Tracey Watson
Los Angeles plans to install the world’s largest storage battery that can deliver over 100 megawatts of power an hour for 4 hours
Until just a few decades ago, “sustainability” was a term that was hardly ever used. When humans needed a new resource they simply searched for it, found a way to extract it, and then implemented its use. In recent years, however, there has been more and more emphasis placed on the sustainable use of our […]
05/14/2018
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By Tracey Watson
Gene-editing tool, CRISPR, is a new, scary technology that can change everything we know, from our food to our bodies
In virtually every avenue of science, things are changing and growing at an alarming rate – a rate that very few of us can keep up with. From human/animal hybrids to gene editing, scientists now hold the very foundations of life in their hands. If researchers are left unchecked by the world’s regulatory bodies and […]
04/23/2018
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By Tracey Watson
Engineers developing low tech solutions to prevent waterborne illnesses in stagnant municipal water systems
Virtually every adult in America is aware of the disaster in Flint, Michigan, in which over 100,000 residents were exposed to dangerously high levels of lead in their drinking water, after the source of that water was changed to the Flint River and the water was not properly treated. What many of us are not […]
12/06/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Weapon-toting drones may soon be deployed across the battlefields of the world
The future of warfare is starting to look more and more like something out of a Terminator movie. Military forces around the globe are increasingly looking toward robots to replace combat soldiers, hoping to keep boots off the ground, while minimizing collateral damage and limiting civilian casualties. Now, the latest breakthroughs in technology have led […]
10/02/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Bionic spider silk: Researchers have developed a super strong “biocomposite” with the potential to revolutionize numerous industries
Spider webs are known to be among the strongest natural materials known to man. For example, the webs of a type of spider found in Papua New Guinea are so strong that fishermen use them as handheld fishing nets. Additionally, in 2010, scientists discovered that the web of a species of orb weaver in Madagascar […]
06/08/2017
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By Tracey Watson
BREAKTHROUGH science finds that exposure to toxic heavy metals (and deficiencies in nutritive minerals) linked to AUTISM
Anxious parents the world over have been waiting a long time to get definitive answers about the causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD, which now affects one in 68 children, causes serious behavioral, social and communication issues. Though multiple studies have linked vaccines to the spike in autism rates – rates which have increased […]
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