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Sasers: Sound-based Lasers Invented By Live Science Staff last updated 14 October 22 Sasers are the sound-based equivalent of lasers, made by focusing phonons.
New Virtual Reality Suit Lets You Reach Out & Touch 'Environment' By Jesse Emspak last updated 13 July 22 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 By Nicoletta Lanese published 8 October 20 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 By Nicoletta Lanese published 7 October 20 The gene-editing tool can precisely snip DNA from the genome.
XPrize launches $5 million competition for better COVID-19 tests By Rachael Rettner published 28 July 20 There will be five winning teams, each receiving $1 million.
Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: Who was the better inventor? By Tia Ghose published 10 July 20 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 By Mindy Weisberger published 22 January 19 Solid and liquid waste have an unexpectedly wide range of useful applications.
Why You Should Spend Time Doing Nothing, According to Science By Simon Gottschalk published 31 May 18 Technology disturbs our leisure time, our family time – even our consciousness.
'Beam of Invisibility' Could Hide Objects Using Light By Charles Q. Choi published 11 October 17 Cloaking 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."
Real-Life Superpower: 'See' Around Corners with Smartphone Tech By Charles Q. Choi published 9 October 17 Smartphone cameras can help detect moving objects even if they are hidden around corners, according to a new study.
