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A Hyperloop-esque plan is taking shape in South Korea

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NASA wants you to help it choose the photo sites for its next Jupiter flyby

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Under Armour Athlete Recover Sleepwear: Our first take

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Is this Apple Store-inspired setup the future of health care? Forward says yes

Forward opened its doors for the first time this week, inviting patients (who are "members") in for everything from a pap smear to a vaccine.
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Ultra private email provider Lavabit is back online

NSA leaker Edward Snowden's email provider Lavabit is back online with new and improved security features.
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When you really need to get from Florida to the Bahamas in under an hour

AB Yachts combines three 1,900 hp MAN diesel engines and three Marine Jet Power water thrusters to propel the AB 100 yacht up to 54 mph.
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Keanu Reeves’ Arch motorcycles: Suitable for galleries, better on the road

Every day and long distance biker Keanu Reeves wanted to order a motorcycle and ended up co-founding a custom performance cruiser company.
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Why let Pixar have all the fun? Mindshow lets anybody make 3D movies in VR

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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Webcam covers and one-handed shoelaces

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Pixar unveils Easter eggs connecting all its titles

It's long been a fan theory that all Pixar films are somehow connected. Turns out they are right.
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The best underwater hotels: Rock bottom never looked so good

Ever wonder what it would be like to sleep in the deep blue? Check out the world’s best underwater hotels and resorts from Florida to Zanzibar.
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Give your beer better head (really) with That UltraBeer Thing

That UltraBeer Thing is a portable beer improverthat you simply stick into your glass of beer to give it better head.
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Light up your home by whistling at this lamp

Light switches are so last-century. This high-tech lamp lights things up with a mere whistle.
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Kristen Stewart (yes, that Kristen Stewart) has co-authored a paper on AI

Actress Kristen Stewart has co-authored a paper describing an AI echnique used for her recent short film directorial debut, Come Swim.
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Signs suggest that 101Hero, the $49 3D printer, was too good to be true

101Hero promised Kickstarter backers a functional 3D printer for as little as $49. But many haven't got theirs yet, or it just doesn't work.
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Blood refuses to go anywhere near this new medical implant material

A new type of medical implant material is so repellent to blood that your body won’t even realize an implant is there at all.
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The best drones for beginners

Drones can be intimidating -- we get that -- but they're not as complicated as you might think. Here our current picks for the best entry-level drones.
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Drug-releasing tooth implant would keep your mouth germ-free

Researchers at KU Leuven have created a porous dental implant that slowly releases drugs with the goal of preventing and fighting infections.
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Weekly Rewind: Emoji freeze iPhones, Tesla taps solar power, Samsung scandals soar

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top 10 tech stories.
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Bye-bye fillings! Alzheimer’s drug lets teeth repair themselves

Researchers have developed a method for stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in teeth, using a drug developed for Alzheimer's.
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AI can have trouble recognizing diversity and MIT research is finding out why

Facial recognition programs don't recognize minorities as often as they do Caucasian faces -- and here is why.
Graphene

Researchers activate graphene’s hidden superconductor abilities

Thanks to U.K. researchers, wonder material graphene has another confirmed skill: the ability to work as a superconductor.
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Slacker hacker: Programmer uses AI to disguise his screen when his boss nears

A procrastinating programmer created a deep learning face-recognition program that can hide your screen when your boss walks by.
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Think science can be art? The Hubble Telescope thinks so with its new gallery

Science can be art too. On Friday, the Hubble Space Telescope organization announced a traveling gallery of images from the telescope.
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Pests begone! BioClay offers a safe and sustainable alternative to pesticides

A research team at the University of Queensland in Australia is developing BioClay, an environmentally sustainable alternative to pesticides.
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Soft robot sleeve will help hearts to beat when they’re failing

Soft robotic sleeve can keep failing heart beating by wrapping around it and mimicking its natural rhythms through twisting and compression.
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BAE Systems wants to use lasers to create energy-scattering deflector shields

The Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens (LDAL) project plans to alter the Earth’s atmosphere to turn it into a range of different optic tools.
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A 19-year-old Stanford student has created a ‘Fake News Detector AI’

19-year-old Stanford student Karan Singhal developed a neural network he hopes will help busy internet users quickly identify fake news.
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Could our cells one day be connected to our smartphone? Research suggests yes

Researchers have conducted new research that suggests that our cells could one day be used to track health on a much deeper level.
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The smartphone-powered YO Sperm Kit lets you test in the comfort of your home

Male fertility tests aren't always the most comfortable affairs, but the smartphone-powered YO Sperm Test kit makes it a little less awkward.
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Heartbeat passwords could be an affordable way to protect medical records

Researchers think the best way to protect personal electronic health records could be using a patient's own unique, distinctive heartbeat.
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Scientists transform a Nokia 1020 into a microscope to save lives

Scientists have transformed a Nokia 1020 into a DNA-sequencing microscope using a breakthrough, inexpensive 3D-printed apparatus.
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A crew of six enter a geodesic dome to find out what it's like to live on Mars

An international crew of six enter a geodesic dome atop Hawaii’s Mauna Loa to begin an eight-month experiment on isolation and confinement.
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Fortress Clothing keeps you warm even after diving into icy waters

Fortress Clothing keeps you warm even when wet. No matter how soaked it gets, moisture pushes away from the body to keep users dry and warm.