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New device could allow you to taste a cake in virtual reality
Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection: taste. The interface,…
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Researchers develop efficient lithium extraction method, setting stage for sustainable EV battery supply chains
In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium — a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles…
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Scientists reveal how Mount Vesuvius eruption victim’s brain turned to glass
Researchers who examined the remains of a man whose brain was purported to have turned into glass when he was…
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What experts say about childhood vaccines amid the Texas measles outbreak
Even as Texas grapples with a measles outbreak that has already left one child dead, the childhood vaccination schedule is…
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France Bans PFAS in Many Products, but Not Cookware
A year ago, France embarked on an ambitious goal: To craft the world’s widest ranging ban on the use of…
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Walvis Bay saltworks: The monster refinery in Namibia with colorful ponds that cover the land like patchwork
QUICK FACTS Name: Walvis Bay salt works Location: Atlantic coast of Namibia Coordinates: -23.026816314419552, 14.464431525720594 Why it’s incredible: The salt…
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His love of math led to a career in quantum computing
atomic: Having to do with atoms, the smallest possible unit that makes up a chemical element. behavior: The way something,…
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Can we find floating vegetation on ocean planets?
Astronomical surveys have discovered nearly 6,000 exoplanets, including many habitable planets, which may harbor liquid water on their surfaces. The…
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Mount Vesuvius turned this ancient brain into glass. Here’s how
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 is perhaps most famous for entombing the Roman city of Pompeii. But…
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So many wondrous moons — just a spaceship ride away
alien: A non-native organism. (in astronomy) Life on or from a distant world. asteroid: A rocky object in orbit around…
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