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This sound-powered underwater camera could reveal deep-ocean secrets
Plus: Gaming tech for surgery pain.
Trash can-sized robots could revolutionize how you travel — but there's a catch
It carries your things, streams your tunes, and keeps a watchful eye on your every move.
This face mask hunts for viruses in the air you breathe
Plus: AI that can detect cancer.
This jet engine-powered EV revs up a wild 70-year-old idea
Ladies and gentlemen, start your jet engines.
These lab-engineered bacteria can take in solar energy and spit out clean electricity
Plus: Cyborg cockroaches.
Scientists can't agree on how to test our future foods
Some researchers say companies aren’t testing new GMOs thoroughly enough. Others beg to differ.
This SpaceX rival may finally force the space industry to deal with its junk
Reduce, reuse, recycle — in space.
NASA's Moon mission could finally reveal what space does to human DNA
Plus: Furniture that assembles itself.
X-rays could reveal the secrets hidden in Gutenberg's first Bibles
Right now, it isn’t certain where the famed German inventor got his idea from. But a powerful machine may clear things up.
Need a better AC? This new design can keep both Earth and humans cool
Plus: How to (theoretically) grow food on Mars.
Want to take a road trip in your electric vehicle? Prepare to go off track
Right now, an EV-powered vacation can be a headache. Smoother rides may be coming soon.
This high-tech camera may help protect our identities — here's how it works
Plus: Making indoor lighting work better.
Will Miami exist in 2050? 4 strategies could keep U.S. coastal cities afloat
Looking into the past could hold the key to future resilience.
This self-healing material could fix your dinged-up car in 30 minutes
Good news for people who can’t park.
Alexa could diagnose Alzheimer’s and other brain conditions — should it?
Digital personal assistants could be equipped to diagnose cognitive issues using speech, though the ethics are debatable.
This mind-bending material could turn us into chameleons
Inspired by 19th-century photography techniques, this film could majorly upgrade our modern-day tech game.
