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Sasers: Sound-based Lasers Invented
Sasers are the sound-based equivalent of lasers, made by focusing phonons.
By Live Science Staff Last updated
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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.
By Jesse Emspak Last updated
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Scientists zoom in on HIV inside a test tube, find critical steps in infectionThe experiments highlight the role of the virus's cone-shaped shell in infection.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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2 women earn Chemistry Nobel Prize for gene-editing tool CRISPRThe gene-editing tool can precisely snip DNA from the genome.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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XPrize launches $5 million competition for better COVID-19 testsThere will be five winning teams, each receiving $1 million.
By Rachael Rettner Published
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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.
By Tia Ghose Published
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11 Surprising Uses For Pee and PoopSolid and liquid waste have an unexpectedly wide range of useful applications.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Why You Should Spend Time Doing Nothing, According to ScienceOpinion Technology disturbs our leisure time, our family time – even our consciousness.
By Simon Gottschalk Published
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'Beam of Invisibility' Could Hide Objects Using LightCloaking technologies could become a reality with a specially designed material that can mask itself from other forms of light when it is hit with a "beam of invisibility."
By Charles Q. Choi Published
