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Scientists invent nanorobots that can repair brain aneurysms

By Stephanie Pappas published

Tiny robots much smaller than blood cells could deliver clot-forming drugs where they're needed most, a study in rabbits suggests. The tech has yet to be tested in humans.

Health
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Sasers: Sound-based Lasers Invented

By Live Science Staff last updated

Sasers are the sound-based equivalent of lasers, made by focusing phonons.

Physics & Mathematics
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New Virtual Reality Suit Lets You Reach Out & Touch 'Environment'

By Jesse Emspak last updated

A group of engineers wants to help people "touch" virtual environments in a more natural way, and they built a wearable virtual reality suit to do just that.

Virtual Reality
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Scientists zoom in on HIV inside a test tube, find critical steps in infection

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The experiments highlight the role of the virus's cone-shaped shell in infection.

Hiv
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2 women earn Chemistry Nobel Prize for gene-editing tool CRISPR

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The gene-editing tool can precisely snip DNA from the genome.

Genetics
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XPrize launches $5 million competition for better COVID-19 tests

By Rachael Rettner published

There will be five winning teams, each receiving $1 million.

Coronavirus
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Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: Who was the better inventor?

By Tia Ghose published

Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison battled it out in the "War of Currents," but each inventor left a significant scientific legacy.

Physics & Mathematics
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11 Surprising Uses For Pee and Poop

By Mindy Weisberger published

Solid and liquid waste have an unexpectedly wide range of useful applications.

Tech
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Why You Should Spend Time Doing Nothing, According to Science

By Simon Gottschalk published

Technology disturbs our leisure time, our family time – even our consciousness.

Human Behavior
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'Beam of Invisibility' Could Hide Objects Using Light

By Charles Q. Choi published

Cloaking technologies could become a reality with a specially designed material that can mask itself from other forms of light when it is hit with a "beam of invisibility."

Engineering
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