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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.

Biology

New discoveries are rewriting the rulebook for regenerating limbs

Human limb regeneration is closer to reality thanks to new studies that refine our understanding of what mammals need to regrow body parts.

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Agriculture

Artificial photosynthesis lets us grow plants in total darkness

A new artificial photosynthesis technique could boost crop yields on existing farms or allow us to grow plants in new locations — like space.

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Transportation

This luxury solar electric car could go 7 months without recharging

Dutch startup Lightyear expects to begin delivering a $254,000 solar electric car to customers in November 2022.

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AR’s first great use: never get lost again

The tech behind an AR shopping app helping grocery store customers find items could one day help you navigate airports, museums, and more.

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Aerospace

NASA teases Webb telescope’s first images with list of targets (Updated)

NASA has announced the first targets for the James Webb Space Telescope and plans to share the full-color images on July 12.

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Medicine

Two FDA-approved drugs may improve Alzheimer’s symptoms

A retrospective study found that Alzheimer’s symptoms improved in patients who took two FDA-approved drugs that treat psychiatric disorders.

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Drones

UK tries cancer meds by drone

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is using drone deliveries to make it easier for cancer patients to obtain chemotherapy.

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Surgery

How three kids got kidney transplants without immunosuppressants

Stanford researchers have developed a new technique that allowed three children to receive kidney transplants without immunosuppressants.

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Astronomy

Chinese astronomers unveil a plan to find Earth 2.0 — and aliens

China’s Earth 2.0 mission will survey the Milky Way in the hope of identifying exoplanets similar to Earth.

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You can “see the future” with these smart contact lenses

Mojo Vision’s smart contact lens has finally made the leap to human testing, bringing the future of AR a major step closer.

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