Tech

  1. Physics

    High-speed video reveals the best way to shoot a rubber band

    What’s the best way to shoot a rubber band? High-speed video reveals how to avoid hitting your thumb.

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  2. Tech

    MythBusters Jr. puts kids in charge of testing myths — for science

    Six young makers and scientists become official MythBusters in this new Science Channel series.

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  3. Oceans

    What makes Aquaman special? He can take a lot of pressure

    The new Aquaman movie makes life under the sea look pretty glamorous. In fact, we puny humans probably couldn’t take the pressure.

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  4. Tech

    This robotic jellyfish is a climate spy

    Scientists have developed a robotic jellyfish to collect data about the ocean. It’s small and nimble, and gentle on marine ecosystems.

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  5. Environment

    Car tires and brakes spew harmful microplastics

    Wear and tear on car tires, brakes and roads releases harmful microplastics to the air. These end up polluting waterways and harming fragile ecosystems.

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  6. Science & Society

    New smoke alarm tests a mother’s touch

    Smoke alarms are intended to wake people at signs of a house fire. But standard alarms don’t wake kids as well as a new type that issues warnings in mom’s voice, new data show.

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  7. Tech

    Electro-tweezers let scientists safely probe cells

    These nanotweezers can sample the innards of cells without killing them. They use an electric field to net materials for study. And they are gentle enough to repeatedly probe the same cell.

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  8. Computing

    These young researchers take aim at sports

    Three Broadcom MASTERS finalists invented sports-related devices. They illustrate that young inventors can find inspiration anywhere, even at work and play.

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  9. Tech

    New ways to clean up polluted sources of drinking water

    Some 21 million people in the United States may get drinking water from sources that are polluted. Some new water treatments promise to greatly lower costs or tackle formerly hard-to-remove pollutants.

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  10. Computing

    This printer makes ‘visual’ aids for people with sight problems

    A physicist’s vision loss was the inspiration to develop new printers. They create touch-to-read maps, charts and graphs. Some can even talk to blind users.

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  11. Computing

    New apps match donated items with people in need

    Two 2018 Broadcom MASTERS finalists developed apps to help match donors’ aid of food or disaster relief with the people who need these.

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  12. Tech

    Prepping for drone exploration of Mars

    Twelve-year-old James Fagan, a budding engineer from Riverside, Calif., has built a wind tunnel. He uses it to test scale models of drones and other vehicles under Mars-like conditions.

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