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![Old telephone made of copper](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ek8NCRxdKrXrXHfPEzmhBZ-320-80.jpg)
Who invented the telephone?
By Joe Phelan published
Did Alexander Graham Bell really invent the telephone, or did he steal someone else's thunder?
Sasers: Sound-based Lasers Invented
By Live Science Staff last updated
Sasers are the sound-based equivalent of lasers, made by focusing phonons.
![Nullspace Virtual Reality Suit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VrCR8DUtagHFmhg6vtRq4R-320-80.jpeg)
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.
![A miniuniverse that powers a car battery? Only in the world of "Rick and Morty."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zUcZB3zAqjVxcjpUaaEDoE-320-80.jpg)
From Brain Control to Multiverses, 'Rick and Morty' Gets Some Science Right
By Mindy Weisberger published
A new book tackles the science behind the fantastic technology and sci-fi concepts in the outrageous cartoon series "Rick and Morty."
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New MIT Laser Device Whispers Secret Sounds Into Your Ear
By Rafi Letzter published
Imagine sitting down to dinner with a group of friends, when a laser tickles the water molecules inside your ear. "Hello!" you hear.
![Comic Sans](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aZpiRh569mVfLf7nA3g8Bc-320-80.jpg)
Why do people hate Comic Sans so much?
By Emma Bryce published
The inventor of Comic Sans shares his thoughts about why so many people hate his creation.
![Man with bread](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x2ZCReTHhjoE2cip7RPAnk-320-80.jpg)
Who Invented Bread?
By Joanna Fantozzi published
Unlike chocolate chip cookies or tomato soup, the invention of bread can't be pinned down to a single person or people; instead, it evolved to its present state over the course of millennia.
![A material with random irregularities scatters an incident light wave into all directions.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iVdP5Me5kuirizCpwkBVwc-320-80.jpeg)
'Beam of Invisibility' Could Hide Objects Using Light
By Charles Q. Choi published
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."
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