Tech
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TechGetting road-trip ready, and no driver needed
Most self-driving cars are city drivers. This one’s made for the open road.
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Materials ScienceLight-sensitive ‘ink’ gives 4-D printing more wiggle room
Many 4-D-printed objects can flex and change their shape. A new “ink” and printing method now gives them greater range of motion.
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ComputingIncognito browsing is not as private as most people think
You may think you’re going deep undercover when you set your web browser to incognito. But you’d likely be mistaken, a new study finds.
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TechBad food? New sensors will show with a glow
Sensors that glow around dangerous germs could be built into packaging to warn people of tainted foods.
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TechScientists Say: Engineering
Want to build a bridge, clean dirty water, make a new drug or build a machine? You’re going to need an engineer — someone who uses science and math to solve practical problems.
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Health & MedicineSore knees may get 3-D printed relief
Teen researchers are looking into ways to use 3-D printers to make materials to replace, support or treat tissues of the body.
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TechNew eyewear could help the visually impaired
Young inventors develop novel electronics to help people identify colors and navigate obstacles.
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ComputingFingerprints could help keep kids from dangerous websites
A teen develops a program that estimates age based on someone’s fingers
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Health & MedicineScientists Say: Ultrasound
Ultrasound is a word used to describe any sounds higher than a person can hear. It’s also a technique used to see inside the body.
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Science & SocietyHeating up the search for hidden weapons
Using an off-the-shelf camera and an innovative bit of software, a high-school student developed the means to inexpensively detect a hidden weapon.
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TechWebsites often don’t disclose who can have your data
Privacy policies don’t reveal much about how websites share a user’s data.
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TechHurricane crisis inspires teen’s water-cleanup system
In the wake of last summer’s devastating Hurricane Maria, a Puerto Rican Intel ISEF finalist developed a do-it-yourself system to create clean drinking water.
By Sid Perkins