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New Wearable Will Help Amputees Play Video Games With Their Feet

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Controller shoes

The makers have already played favorites like Counter-Strike and World of Warcraft

This controller will let amputees play video games.

Amazon Echo Owners Can Now Enable Alexa Skills Via Voice

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Amazon Echo Dot

Alexa also now supports Lyft and Honeywell

Amazon celebrates the birthday of its Alexa Skills Kit by letting you enable abilities with only your voice…

CO2 Emissions Data In Arctic Winter May Not Be As Accurate As Hoped

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NASA study calls for better data

Brutal arctic winter conditions may be only attractive to the heartiest of folks. But harsh weather in remote areas may be keeping scientists from the best data on both…

Better Air Bubble Generation Could Lead To Faster Submarines

New Zika Study Results Could Help Design A Vaccine

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The study on monkeys showed how long the virus lasts, and that it inoculates against future infections

The study, which is the first one to look at Zika in primates in a lab, found that a previous Zika infection protects a person against future infections, and if a woman…

Meet The Germs Sharing Your Seat On The Subway

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Vaginal microbes and other gross but harmless germs found on Boston transit system

A study of microbes on subway trains from Harvard's School of Public Health has shown that the type of surface, and how humans interact with it, was the greatest…

Take A Break And Watch This Slime Pull Itself Out of A Beaker

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polyox teaser

It only needs a little nudge to get going

Today in strange and wonderful videos comes this demonstration of a self-siphoning gel called polyethylene oxide (commercially known as POLYOX).

Unmanned Boat Fires Torpedo In Apparent First


An Interactive Guide To The Juno Spacecraft

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juno spacecraft

Meet the 12-foot-tall behemoth that's about to arrive at Jupiter

The Juno spacecraft will arrive in Jupiter's orbit on July 4th to give us our closest ever views of the most extreme planet in our solar system.

Roads Paved With Pig Manure Could Mean A Cleaner Future

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Pig Manure Asphalt

Asphalt before swine

Roads here aren't paved with gold, but one day they might be paved with pig manure. And that's not a bad thing.

Marijuana Compound Removes Alzheimer’s Plaque From Brain Cells, Study Finds

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Medical Marijuana

Lab data suggests THC and cannabis compounds deserve further testing

Alzheimer’s disease may now be added to a list of diseases with promising treatment from cannabis compounds, a new study from the Salk Institute says.

Star Trek TOS's Enterprise Prop Goes Back On Display In D.C.

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Enterprise Model

Just in time for a birthday party

Star Trek is everywhere these days. As well it should be.

How Do You Make A Healthier Cream Cheese That Doesn't Suck?

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Bagels with real creamcheese

A new way of structuring fats could be the key

Scientists are using oleogels to make a low-fat cream cheese…

Watch How Sparklers Work In Slo-Mo

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Sparkler

Just in time for the Fourth of July

Sparklers - they're on fire!

What's Inside The Camera Bag Of White House Photographer Pete Souza

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Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza uses this gear to photograph the president every day.

Photographer-in-chief

Inside White House Photographer Pete Souza's Camera Bag…

What It's Like To Drive 1000 Miles On An Electric Two-Wheeler

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2016 WAVE Trophy Rally

The pros and cons of electric rallying

Two participants in the 2016 WAVE Trophy all-electric rally across Europe share their experiences of riding a Kumpan scooter and a Zero motorcycle 1000 miles.

This Laser Bazooka Is A Great Way To Burn Your Eyes Out

Video: A Rocket Launch As Seen From An Airplane

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Rocket launch seen from plane

That thing is hauling

A sight few people ever see: This footage from a BWI to Ft. Lauderdale flight caught a rocket leaving Earth at more that 28,000 miles per hour.

Capybara Spent A Month On The Lam After Escape From Toronto Zoo

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Toronto Capybara

A real Capybara and Clyde story

After more than a month as a free rodent, the escaped Toronto Zoo capybara is back behind bars. Toronto officials nailed the 6-mont-old guy (or girl, as it's very…

Brain-Jacked Locusts Could Be The Next Bomb Detectors

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Locust with electrode attached to its back

Turning a much maligned insect into a biorobotic hero

A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received funding from the Office of Naval Research to develop biorobotic locusts. The idea is to harness…
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