Tech

  1. Tech

    Snow Traps

    A prize-winning science fair project focuses on how snow fences create snowdrifts and increase water supply.

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  2. Tech

    Squeezing Oil from Old Wells

    Adding certain bacteria to oil wells may allow recovery of crude oil that pumps can't normally extract.

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  3. Tech

    Shape Shifting

    A futuristic technology aims to have a pile of tiny, robotic beads arrange itself into different shapes.

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  4. Tech

    Dancing with Robots

    Ingenuity and creativity highlight a contest in which student-built robots play soccer, dance, or go on a rescue mission.

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  5. Tech

    Fingerprint evidence

    Identifying fingerprints may have a role not just in solving crimes but also in everyday life.

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  6. Tech

    Switchable Lenses Improve Vision

    Special lenses that automatically focus can help people wearing eyeglasses see more clearly.

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  7. Tech

    Microbes at the Gas Pump

    Bacteria and other organisms can turn waste plant material into fuel for cars.

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  8. Tech

    A satellite of your own

    Some kids are getting a chance to design, build, and launch an Earth-orbiting satellite.

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  9. Computing

    Programming with Alice

    Creating animated movies provides a fun way to learn how to program a computer.

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  10. Tech

    Beyond bar codes

    A new tracking technology uses plastic tags that pick up and respond to radio waves.

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  11. Tech

    Smart Windows

    High-tech windows can change from clear to dark and back again at the touch of a button.

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  12. Tech

    Bionic Bacteria

    Living, gold-coated bacteria can act as humidity sensors.

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