Sep 08 Human echolocators ‘see’ with sound. Here’s what that actually looks like. By Teresa Carey Using math and painstaking experiments, a group from the UK modeled how the sounds from the nuanced mouth clicks of human echolocators travel around a room. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 7:39 How Pittsburgh is test driving tech to make your commute smarter By PBS News Hour Robotics experts at Carnegie Mellon University are harnessing technology to address the rush-hour traffic that plagues commuters across the country. Using artificial intelligence and existing infrastructure, their software could reshape the daily commute for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians by reducing… Continue watching
Aug 15 This chewing gum detects dental disease By Roni Dengler European scientists develop a chewing gum for spotting oral infections with peri-implant disease. Continue reading
Jul 27 Forget stitches. These slug-inspired adhesives could soon heal your wounds By Teresa Carey Researchers at Harvard University have invented super sticky, medical adhesives inspired by slug mucus. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 2:44 Seattle’s new seawall built to make life easier for fish By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Seattle's seawall was like most others for 80 years: a flat, concrete slab that held back the sea. But a $400 million infrastructure project has turned Seattle's new seawall into a really… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 7:05 Are consumers ready to hit the gas on electric cars? By PBS News Hour Electric cars have a reputation for being a pricey, niche product that only a handful of people would want or could afford. But that reputation is starting to crumble as carmakers promise to put electric vehicles in reach for more… Continue watching
Jul 12 These stairs recycle your energy so they’re easier to climb By Roni Dengler Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have built energy-recycling stairs that store a user’s energy during descent and return energy to the user during ascent. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 5:52 From the wing of a wasp, scientists discover a new beer-making yeast By PBS News Hour If you enjoy a beer on a summer day, you can thank yeast, the microbes that ferment sugar into alcohol and give beer its character. After innumerable generations of using just two types of yeast, a lab in North Carolina… Continue watching
Jun 26 Study retracted: Everyone is too distracted to stop sharing fake news By Nsikan Akpan New research shows that everyone is prone to sharing fake news when dealing with a never-ending stream of updates. Continue reading
Jun 23 Why offshore wind turbines can’t handle the toughest hurricanes By Roni Dengler Offshore wind developments are rapidly expanding. But most wind turbines are not built to withstand a direct hit from the strongest hurricanes, according to a new study. Continue reading