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Sasers: Sound-based Lasers Invented
By Live Science Staff last updated
Sasers are the sound-based equivalent of lasers, made by focusing phonons.
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New Virtual Reality Suit Lets You Reach Out & Touch 'Environment'
By Jesse Emspak last updated
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.
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Scientists zoom in on HIV inside a test tube, find critical steps in infection
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The experiments highlight the role of the virus's cone-shaped shell in infection.
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2 women earn Chemistry Nobel Prize for gene-editing tool CRISPR
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The gene-editing tool can precisely snip DNA from the genome.
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XPrize launches $5 million competition for better COVID-19 tests
By Rachael Rettner published
There will be five winning teams, each receiving $1 million.
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Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: Who was the better inventor?
By Tia Ghose published
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison battled it out in the "War of Currents," but each inventor left a significant scientific legacy.
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11 Surprising Uses For Pee and Poop
By Mindy Weisberger published
Solid and liquid waste have an unexpectedly wide range of useful applications.
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Why You Should Spend Time Doing Nothing, According to Science
By Simon Gottschalk published
Technology disturbs our leisure time, our family time – even our consciousness.
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