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This DIY wearable lets you see the world like a dolphin does

Lidar technology is most commonly associated with self-driving cars. This Lidar-powered wearable is a bit different, though, using the tech lets you experience life the way a dolphin would.
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Gene editing can reverse balding and wrinkling in mice — and maybe humans, too

Scientists have found a way to reverse wrinkled skin and hair loss in a mouse. The research could one day be used to halt some of the signs of aging in humans. Here's what they did.
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Zapping your brain while you sleep could actually improve your memory

Scientists have demonstrated a noninvasive overnight brain stimulation technique that can improve people's memories. Best of all? It won't even disturb your sleep! Here's how it works.
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Italian researchers discover what they believe is a lake under ice cap on Mars

Scientists have discovered what is believed to be a lake located underneath the south polar ice cap of Mars, measuring about 12.5 miles across. This is the first time that a persistent, existing body of water has been found.
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SpaceX will be launching three Block 5 rockets over the next 2 weeks

The only thing more impressive than SpaceX blastoffs may just be SpaceX landings. Elon Musk's extraterrestrial-focused company has managed to land another rocket. It will launch a total of 3 rockets in 2 weeks.
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Dig out your rollerblade kneepads for Segway’s new ‘self-balancing roller shoes’

Meet the Segway Drift W1s. They're self-balancing roller shoes, and can be compared to a hoverboard that just lives on your foot. Well, I suppose it would technically be two halves of a hoverboard living on each foot.
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It’s curtains for Kuri: Work ceased on robot companion project

Kuri the robot companion is no more. California-based Mayfield Robotics said on Wednesday it’s decided to cease development of the cute, wheel-based bot 18 months after it first showed it off to the public.
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You can now buy a real-life Iron Man-style jetsuit … for the price of a house

Have you ever wanted to soar through the air in an Iron Man-style suit like a real-life superhero? Do you have the financial resources of a real-life Tony Stark to go along with it?
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Google Street View gives woman a special gift — an image of her late mother

Thanks to modern technology and infrequently updated Street View imagery, when Denise Underhill decided to check out her mother's former home using Street View, she saw that her mother was in the image.
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Remember the Y2K scare? Japan is facing a similar date-related tech crisis

Remember the Y2K bug which scared us all witless in the buildup to the year 2000? Jump forward 18 years, and Japan faces a similar computer flaw which threatens to hit in April 2019.
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Feast your eyes on the world’s most detailed image of a fruit fly brain

Using a technique known as high-speed electron microscopy, scientists from Howard Hughes Medical Institute have carried out the most detailed fruit fly brain imaging in history. Here's why.
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The Looking Glass brings us closer than ever to Star Wars-like holograms

We're inching closer to recreating the iconic scene in Star Wars of Princess Leia calling out to Obi-Wan for help. A Brooklyn company has created the Looking Glass, a holographic display that lets you see 3D content without a headset.
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That bleeding vegetarian burger from Impossible Foods is now FDA-approved

Impossible Foods created a vegetarian burger that "bleeds" just like a real, juicy, half-pounder does. This week, the FDA determined that the key ingredient in Impossible Foods' veggie burger poses no risk to our health.
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Reprogrammable Braille could capture the Harry Potter series in a few pages

Why carry around a tome when you can carry around just a few pages? That seems to have been the question that launched the latest innovation in Braille, which could reduce the size and weight of books for the visually impaired.
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We asked Bill Nye about his plan to save Earth from civilization-ending asteroids

An asteroid impact event is unlikely — but the consequence would be catastrophic. Bill Nye, the fun-loving science guy, spearheaded a Kickstarter campaign to raise money and raise awareness about these outer space threats.
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The longest lunar eclipse in 100 years happens this Friday, but there’s a catch

Get out your binoculars and your passports  -- that is, if you want to catch the longest total lunar eclipse of our lifetimes. Well, at least, of the century. On Friday, the celestial event will run for more than 100 minutes.
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NASA’s invention of the year award goes to … space lube?

NASA recently handed out its award for the 2018 Government and Commercial Invention of the Year, and the winner is … space lube. Here are the properties that make it quite so special.
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A new discovery could make next-gen deodorants way more effective

Scientists in the U.K have taken an important step in eradicating body odor by isolating the species of bacteria which causes the most foul-smelling compounds. Next step: Better deodorants.