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Genetics

New tools can fix genes one letter at a time

New tools can edit the genome one letter at a time, correcting common errors that lead to disease.

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Want a tougher space suit? Just add liquid

Using a special liquid, engineers are designing new treatments for spacesuits so that they can better resist puncturing from tiny meteorites and other hazards.

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Magnetic heating may replace surgery to cure some infections

Scientists are testing magnetic fields as a way to kill bacteria that drugs normally cannot reach — such as those on medical implants inside the body.

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Young challengers take a deep dive into engineering

Thirty teens worked in teams to design, build and test remotely-operated vehicles. Their mission: to grab river sediment — and perhaps a shot at winning a major national competition.

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AI can guide us — or just entertain

Advances in artificial intelligence are changing the worlds of medicine, education and the arts.

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This robot won’t trip people up

New robots can follow the social rules of moving through a crowd, such as keeping to the right and passing on the left.

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Computers can translate languages, but first they have to learn

Translation programs are getting quite good at converting text from one language to another. Translating between three or more languages at once is trickier.

Archaeology

Scientists detect mystery void in Great Pyramid of Giza

Using high-tech tools normally reserved for studies in particle physics, scientists have found a large, hidden void inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza.

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Seeing the world through a robot’s eyes

Engineers in California have developed a new kind of camera that aims to give drones, self-driving cars and other robots better vision.

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Teen identifies way to detect failing underground pipes

A teen researcher uses acoustics — here, pipe vibrations — to test whether buried water pipes are about to fail, and leak.

Planets

Space toilet may teach scientists how to scout for life on distant icy moons

Lessons learned from flushing space toilets may help plan life-hunting missions on distant icy moons.

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These robots quickly swap ‘origami’ jackets — and tasks

Quick-change origami wardrobes help robots change their shape — and skills.