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The Ramps and Pathways program encourages students to think like engineers before they've reached double digits
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With so much interest in what's in our meals, food innovators are focusing on making the healthy palatable.
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Now that passwords are neither secure nor easy, what will replace them? Fingerprint scans? Electronic tattoos? A pill?
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Just posting calorie counts isn't very effective. What may work, though, is framing overeating in terms everyone understands
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Research suggests that the more opportunities you have to connect with different people--and fresh ideas--the more creative and productive you tend to be
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Research is showing how much the bonds between dogs and their owners have become like a parent-child relationship
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Recent research suggests that the brain rebuilds a memory every time it is recalled. And that creates a window of opportunity for changing it
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Mix 3-D printers and biomimicry and what do you get? Products that are as strong, resilient, versatile--and biodegradable--as most things in nature
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Scientists keep finding reasons why fathers matter. They also think it's not a bad idea for dads to ask their kids, "How am I doing?"
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A University of Florida engineer is building a squadron of hand-sized drones that he says will be able to gather data as they ride on hurricane winds
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No, it's not about learning to live underground for 17 years. It's all about the noise.
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Among the new technology geared to preventive health care is an app that tracks your social behavior and has been described as a human "check engine" light
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Such as, storms can make your head hurt. And we should expect more turbulence on transatlantic flights
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By analyzing every tiny facial gesture, voice inflection or even how quickly we tap out a text message, devices are getting good at reading our emotions
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Some scientists think we'll be able to define great art by analyzing our brains when we see or hear it. Critics say don't hold your breath
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Among then: They answer a lot of questions and their spit is good for us
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They're mining it and selling it. But don't worry, it's all anonymous. Maybe
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Scientists have found a way to slow the aging process. Unluckily for us, they've only been able to do it in mice
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This week one of the strangest flying machines you've ever seen will start its journey across America--without a drop of fuel
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Companies will rely more and more on analyzing mountains of data to determine who's the best fit for a job
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