Tech

  1. Fossils

    T. rex may not have been able to run — but it was still pretty fast

    T. rex was fearsome, but its leg bones may not have been strong enough to stand the stresses of running.

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  2. Earth

    Vinegar dissolves new electronics when they’re no longer needed

    Now you see it, now you don't. A new lightweight, low-cost technology disintegrates in kitchen vinegar.

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  3. Computing

    Math + teens + practice = a winning competition

    Training for an Olympics of math helps students stretch their creativity and learn problem solving skills. If you like puzzles, you might want to check out these events.

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  4. Genetics

    Scientists hide a real movie within a germ’s DNA

    A gene-editing technology called CRISPR helped scientists encode a short movie in the DNA of E. coli bacteria.

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  5. Genetics

    Explainer: How CRISPR works

    Scientists are using a tool called CRISPR to edit DNA in all types of cells.

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  6. Space

    Robot grippers imitate gecko feet to help nab space junk

    NASA is testing robotic, gecko-inspired gripper hands that might one day help clean up space junk.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Getting a flu ‘shot’ could become as easy as sticking on a bandage

    A new skin patch delivers a flu vaccine painlessly through dissolving microneedles. Such an easy-to-store and easy-to-use technology may help boost vaccination rates.

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  8. Tech

    Cool Jobs: Bringing you summer thrills

    Fireworks and ride designers combine math and science to engineer some frightfully good summer fun.

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  9. Tech

    Therapeutic robots may soon swim within the body

    Scientists are designing tiny robots that may one day do work inside the human body.

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  10. Tech

    Underwater robot vacuums up lionfish

    Lionfish damage coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean. A new underwater robot hunts, stuns and captures the bullies with help from a human operator.

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  11. Tech

    Maybe ‘shade balls’ should not be balls

    So-called shade balls have a range of uses in water reservoirs, from cutting evaporation to reducing the growth of algae. But the best performers might not actually be balls, a Florida teen now shows.

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  12. Brain

    When is an epileptic seizure about to strike?

    Two high-school research projects suggest ways to identify early warnings of a coming epileptic seizure. This might give people time to free themselves from potentially dangerous activities.

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