
Scientists host 'science fair of canceled grants' on Capitol Hill to fight funding cuts
In the wake of massive funding cuts to the NIH, USAID, and other scientific institutions, researchers are sharing “the things we’ll never know.”
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Menstrual pads containing nanotechnology aim to provide Pap-smear-free cervical cancer screening
Determined to make HPV and cervical cancer screenings less invasive, these researchers have turned to menstrual blood.
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Art pieces double as carbon-free air conditioning, inspired by ancient civilizations
The 3D-printed structures were inspired by ancient Egyptians and Persians, and they’ll keep homes cool in more ways than one.
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Fifth graders invent trash-cleaning robot for science fair. Now, it's rolling out to beaches
Inspired to help reduce trash pollution, these Florida elementary schoolers created a waste-collecting companion.
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'Space capsules' offer new approach to confront homelessness in Bay Area: 'It's not just a dream'
A Bay Area nonprofit is eyeing a 6-acre lot to establish new, innovative tiny homes that look straight out of “Star Wars.”
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College students invent 'smart car seat' to prevent hot car deaths in infants: 'Protects vulnerable lives'
The project started as a graduation requirement for three LSU seniors and grew into something much more meaningful.
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Coral 'micro nurseries' offer breakthrough in repopulating the Great Barrier Reef: 'There is still time'
In a new TED Talk, the executive director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation shared new scalable technologies that are boosting resilient coral populations.
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