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Sasers: Sound-based Lasers Invented
Sasers are the sound-based equivalent of lasers, made by focusing phonons.
New Virtual Reality Suit Lets You Reach Out & Touch 'Environment'
A group of engineers wants to help people "touch" virtual environments in a more natural way, and they built a wearable virtual reality suit to do just that.
Scientists zoom in on HIV inside a test tube, find critical steps in infection
The experiments highlight the role of the virus's cone-shaped shell in infection.
2 women earn Chemistry Nobel Prize for gene-editing tool CRISPR
The gene-editing tool can precisely snip DNA from the genome.
XPrize launches $5 million competition for better COVID-19 tests
There will be five winning teams, each receiving $1 million.
Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: Who was the better inventor?
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison battled it out in the "War of Currents," but each inventor left a significant scientific legacy.
11 Surprising Uses For Pee and Poop
Solid and liquid waste have an unexpectedly wide range of useful applications.
Why You Should Spend Time Doing Nothing, According to Science
Technology disturbs our leisure time, our family time – even our consciousness.
