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Kristin Houser

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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on The Late Show, to her delight.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

Engineering

Rule-bending engineers protect New Orleans from Hurricane Ida

By going beyond the "100-year storm" standard for flood protection, U.S. engineers helped minimize the impact of Hurricane Ida on New Orleans.

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Disaster Response

Furniture store gives Hurricane Ida victims a place to sleep

Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is letting Hurricane Ida victims displaced by the storm sleep in his showroom.

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Oceans

Robot penguins are exploring mysterious ocean currents

In an effort to study mysterious ocean eddies, an oceanographer teamed up with a bionics company to build an AUV inspired by penguins.

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Aerospace

NASA pays space startup $.10 for moon mining mission

NASA paid Colorado startup Lunar Outpost $.10 as part of a moon mining contract that could help advance human space exploration.

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Transportation

Don’t want to buy an e-bike? Subscribe to one.

German startup Dance's e-bike subscription service gives people a chance to enjoy the benefits of the bikes without the hassles.

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VR spacewalk will let you see what ISS astronauts see

A VR spacewalk filmed by an “outer space camera” will be the centerpiece of the next episode of Space Explorers: The ISS Experience.

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Coronavirus

One antibody stops all strains of COVID-19 from infecting cells

A newly discovered antibody can neutralize all strains of COVID-19 and every other sarbecovirus known to infect humans.

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Food

3D printing gives lab-grown beef Wagyu marbling

Japanese researchers have created a morsel of lab-grown beef with the distinct marbling of fat found in Wagyu steaks.

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Sports

World-class surfers help kids with disabilities ride the waves

Ten children with disabilities got a chance to go surfing through an adaptive sports program at NYC’s Hospital for Special Surgery.

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Drones

Drone ambulances race to help cardiac arrest victims (Updated)

Drone ambulances deliver defibrillators to suspected cardiac arrest victims more quickly than traditional ambulances in a Swedish study.

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