Prosthetic arms can cost amputees $80,000. A startup called Unlimited Tomorrow is aiming to change that by making customized 3D-printed bionic arms for just $8,000.
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When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
Summit Public Schools take a radically different approach to education. And it’s working.
The tiny swimmers appear to transmit signals that “persuade” the female body to have a baby.
Heart muscle is shaped like a spiral, a mystery that has eluded scientists since 1669. New research has recreated the structure.
Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
A “bio-battery” made from genetically engineered bacteria could store excess renewable energy and release it as needed.
Thanks to genetic clues, scientists discovered that an old stroke therapy that had abandoned for decades might just work.
Fire-retardant gels and slimes combine the best attributes of water and foam.
The light from Earendel took 12.9 billion years to reach Hubble. The star is millions of times brighter than our Sun and 50 times as massive.
It has no moving parts and could allow us to tap into renewable energy year round.
The same technology behind the COVID-19 vaccines may enable the first damage-reversing heart attack cure.
This flying car — more properly called an “electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle”
— will seat five and fly up to 135 mph.
Researchers believe they have found a single point mutation in an infection-sensing gene that causes the autoimmune disorder.
A small study suggests that IMST is as effective as medications or 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.
Made from concrete, it cost 15% less per square foot to construct than a typical house.
Many mavericks look to Einstein as a unique figure, whose lone genius revolutionized the Universe. The big problem? It isn’t true.
A radical redesign of commercial aircraft, called the flying-V plane, could increase fuel efficiency by 20%, greatly reducing emissions.
Zuranolone might help people feel better sooner than if they were relying on standard treatment alone.
Using cellulose from trees and a synthetic polymer, MIT researchers have created a material that “is stronger and tougher than some types of bone, and harder than typical aluminum alloys.”
The site will be the first working example of a geological disposal facility.
A community in Austin, Texas is using geothermal energy to keep homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Researchers look to an FDA-approved drug ingredient that can “scoop-up” and store cholesterol and possibly stave off post-stroke dementia.
Steel tires may be better for the planet and could replace rubber.
NASA will use energy from Earth’s gravity to launch the Lucy spacecraft in October of this year.
Just as there are many types of believers, there’s not only one type of atheist.
It’s about 7.6 million times faster than what you probably have at home.
An innovation’s value is found between the technophile’s promises and the Luddite’s doomsday scenarios.
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