This Week’s NOVA Next Feature
New assistive technologies focus on conveying emotions and leveling the social playing field. NOVA Next contributor Christina Couch reports the story.
In other news:
- There’s a new LHC… but for quasiparticles .
- Scientists have claimed the first experimental evidence that Zika causes microcephaly .
- This nanogenerator can power 20 LEDs with the tap of a finger.
What We’re Reading
- How close to real conversation can a computer get? Google’s trying to find out . [Wired]
- The bugs that live in these lakes could probably survive on Mars , too. [New Scientist]
- Five tiny Pacific islands have disappeared due to rising seas and erosion. [Guardian Science]
- Cloudy, with a chance of beauty . This article is about clouds… and so much more. [The New York Times]
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