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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.

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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Wearables

“Muscle shirt” increases arm endurance by more than 200%

The Myoshirt acts like “wearable muscles,” using sensors and AI to help people with upper-limb impairments move their arms.

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Physics

Australian scientists put the quantum world on a microchip

A first-of-its-kind quantum simulator could lead to the creation of never-before-seen materials powered by quantum phenomena.

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Neuroscience

This implant cools off nerves to give targeted pain relief

A tiny implant that wraps around nerves and cools them to deliver targeted pain relief could help address the opioid crisis.

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Transportation

$26K solar car now has a factory

Solar car startup Aptera has purchased a factory where its vehicles will be carried from station to station by autonomous robots.

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Food

Spray-on “peel” for produce helps reduce plastic pollution

A Bill Gates-backed startup is helping reduce plastic pollution and food waste by coating produce in an edible spray.

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Climate Crisis

MIT proposes Brazil-sized fleet of “space bubbles” to cool the Earth

A raft of “space bubbles” could be used to reverse global warming, according to an MIT group's solar geoengineering proposal.

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Clean Energy

Former landfills are becoming “brightfields”

US cities are covering the capped sites of former landfills with solar panels, turning the “brownfields” into “brightfields.”

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Aerospace

Ukrainian startup expects to fly “self-devouring” rocket in 2022

Ukrainian startup Promin Aerospace is developing a “self-devouring” rocket built from a material that its engine can burn as fuel.

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Agriculture

Dive into the world’s first underwater garden

An underwater garden off the coast of Italy is introducing the world to a new type of sustainable agriculture.

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