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The designer of the original Beats by Dre headphones is working on a next-generation face mask that combines fashion and functionality.
Pentesters use the same methods of breaching as criminal hackers, with one key distinction: they’re hired by the owner of the system and perform the attack with permission.
Solar power is abundant, but the dark panels pose a design problem. A new generation of transparent solar panels could make house-powering windows and phone screens a reality.
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A Columbia University study suggests that empathy between robots may be possible — and the skill could make the bots more useful to humans.
Combining a bacteria-killing virus and an antibiotic was able to wipe out an infection of the superbug A. baumannii in mice.
The EvoWalk wearable uses electrical stimulation, sensors, and AI to combat foot drop, a condition commonly linked to MS and strokes.
A spider-like moon rover heading to the lunar surface in 2021 is designed to explore the underground lava tubes in which astronauts might one day live.
This Y Combinator startup is building new, criminal justice technology solutions to sustainably reduce our prison populations.
Using decommissioned wind turbine blades to build bridges, buildings, and more could eliminate one of the biggest disadvantages of wind energy.
OpenAI's two new machine learning algorithms improve computer vision and can use text cues to draw unique and often offbeat images.
As vaccination campaigns begin, researchers are divided over whether the two-dose strategy should be delayed to get more people’s first dose done quicker.
An in-development smart vaccine device uses a microneedle patch to both deliver a vaccine and measure the immune response it generates.
Geothermal energy may be the key to bringing reliable, clean energy to the world.
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