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Researchers hit 30Mbps wireless transmission through meat

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign tested ultrasound wireless transmission through beef liver and pork loin up to 30Mbps.
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Flexible transistors that come on a roll may power next-gen wearables

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Researchers develop nanowire battery that could last for decades

A new nanowire-based battery pioneered by University of California, Irvine researchers can withstand thousands more recharges than typical batteries.
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USDA says OK to genetically modified mushrooms that don't bruise or turn brown

A genetically modified mushroom made with CRISPR gene-editing technology received the USDA green light and won't require regulation.
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Phone-osynthesis : Bioo Lite is a pot that uses plants to charge your phone

Bioo Lite, designed by Arkyne Technologies, is a plant pot that is designed to charge your phone using photosynthesis.
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With an eye on Mars, NASA is soliciting proposals for deep space habitats

With Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Orbital ATK already on board, NASA says it's yet again seeking proposals for innovative deep space habitat prototypes.
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PlayDate is a smart pet toy that lets you play fetch from your phone

PlayDate is looking to make playing with your pet that much easier, with the introduction of a campaign for the smart ball, which lets you play from afar.
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To combat illegal logging, this South American rainforest tribe built a DIY surveillance drone

The Wapichan community in southern Guyana used YouTube tutorials to build a drone to catch illegal logging and mining operations on their native land.
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Wild new cancer treatment attacks tumors with drug-filled, magnetically-guided bubbles

New methods of drug delivery and controlled release have helped scientists eliminate cancer by penetrating and attacking tumor cells at their core.
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This new stem cell treatment could be a boon for women with sexual arousal disorders

A new treatment for sexual arousal disorder in women was created from stem cells, and Creative Medical Technologies has filed a patent on the technology.
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Magic Leap’s latest video continues to wow, but questions remain

Magic Leap has once again shown off the huge potential of its mixed reality system, though we don't know much more beyond that it's functional.
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Scientists develop first-ever application to detect cancer within a single cell

Researchers from University of Texas Cancer Center have developed the world's first application capable of detecting cancer in a single cell.
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This DIY robot on Indiegogo hopes to spur kids’ inegenuity

DFRobot is a robotics and open-source hardware provider that has just launched a new Indiegogo campaign to fund a DIY robot named Antbo.

Conceptor Soul time tracker shows how much time you’re spending with friends

Meet the Concepter Soul, a new wearable heralded as the world's first time-tracking platform for your social interactions. It's now available on Indiegogo.
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Mice embryos can develop in space, Chinese scientists report

After spending just 80 hours aboard a Chinese research satellite this month, a batch of mouse embryos showed successful early-stage blastocyst development.
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Your DNA may hold clues to when you’ll lose your virginity, researchers say

Researchers at the University of Cambridge claim to have found at least 38 gene variants that can indicate the age when you'll lose your virginity
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Newly-developed ‘Teslaphoresis’ technique causes nanotubes to self-assemble into wires

A team of researchers from Rice University and Texas A&M have discovered a phenomenon called Teslaphoresis with promising potential
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Forgot to take your meds? Ditch the plastic pill container for a smart tracking hub

The PillDrill is hoping to help those are searching for a more efficient way to keep track of pill consumption.
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These insanely thin LEDs let you put a digital display on the surface of your skin

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed super thin digital displays that show fitness tracking biometrics on the surface of the skin.
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Smart scalpel can distinguish between healthy and cancerous brain tissue during surgery

A new tool called the "smart scalpel" will help neurosurgeons to distinguish between healthy and cancerous tissue while conducting brain surgery.
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Peggy is the world’s first smart clothespin for the techie who lacks a clothes dryer

Meet Peggy, the smart clothespin that will alert you when the weather is about to turn so that you can bring your laundry off the clothesline
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Boeing has plans to weather test its planes with 3D-printed fake ice

To test an aircraft's ability to shed dangerous ice, Boeing may be developing a 3D-printed artificial ice material that is ideal for ground testing.
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For neuroscientists, brain waves are the new fingerprints

According to Binghamton University researchers, our brain waves are so unique that they can used to identify us with 100 percent accuracy, researchers say
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Touchy-feely: New force-detecting synthetic skin gives robots a sense of touch

A smart skin developed by Chinese engineers may help robots – and people with prosthetic limbs – get in touch with the world around them.
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This sleeping bag liner has a heater so you can keep your toes and core toasty

Ravaen is bringing its groundbreaking heated jacket technology to the camping community with its latest Kickstarter project -- a heated sleeping bag liner.
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Chinese scientists built a ‘robot goddess,’ then made it subservient and insecure

A new interactive robot named Jia Jia is unveiled in China. Its creators hope it will one day develop into an intelligent "robot goddess."
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DJI’s Matrice 600 hexacopter is the go-to drone for Hollywood cinematographers

At this year's NAB show in Las Vegas, leading drone manufacturer DJI unveiled its new high-quality aerial filmmaking hexacopter, dubbed the Matrice 600.
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New bacteria-powered fuel cells can generate electricity with pee

A newly designed microbial fuel cell may offer a cheap and powerful means to generate energy from our own renewable resource – urine.
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Dutch engineers will soon use robo-falcons to scare real birds away from airport runways

An avian drone called the Robird will make it's maiden flight at an airport in Germany in an effort to scare off nuisance birds.
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This smart food dispenser lets you take your cat obsession to a whole new level

Worried about leaving your kitty alone for a weekend away? Catspad is a smart food and water dispenser for cats.
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This catapult crashes drones into raw pork to simulate what collisions do to the human body

Aalborg University's Drone Research Lab has built a catapult to test what happens when hobby drones crash into foreign objects.
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The Ziro robotics kit lets you control your contraptions with a smart glove

The new Ziro kit, launching on Indiegogo, allows you to control robotic creations with a smart glove. This is the work of California-based ZeroUI.
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MIT’s new AI-squared can predict 85 percent of cyberattacks

MIT's “AI-squared” claims to predict cyberattacks "significantly better than existing systems by continuously incorporating input from human experts."
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This tiny liquid marble can push/pull 150 times its own weight

Scientists at the Osaka Institute of Technology in Japan have created a liquid marble capable of pushing or pulling objects up to 150 times its own weight.