How Drunk Are You? Ask Your Bracelet
The BACtrack Skyn, a wearable similar in style to a Fitbit, tracks your blood alcohol level in real time
This Edible Supercapacitor Could Transform Ingestible Electronics
The materials for a new electronic component that could power a tiny camera sound more like breakfast than science
Could It Be? A Quiet, Comfortable and Bluetooth-Connected Breast Pump
From breast pumps to bottles, the Silicon Valley startup Naya Health is making smarter products for parents and infants
A Band of Biking Farmers in Florida Reinvents Sharecropping
Fleet Farming transforms lawns into farms to create a new local food system
Kill All the Mosquitoes?!
New gene-editing technology gives scientists the ability to wipe out the carriers of malaria and the Zika virus. But should they use it?
How to Build a Mosquito Trap From an Old Tire
Canadian researchers hope to curb the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases by luring the pests into homemade traps
Hosting an Event? Don’t Toss Leftover Food, Donate It
With an Uber-like app, Transfernation is reducing food waste while feeding those in need
How to Make Science Fiction Become Fact, in Three Steps
Speakers at Smithsonian magazine’s “Future is Here” festival said be patient, persistent, but never, ever pessimistic
How to Plug In Your Brain
If neuroscientists are right, you’ll soon be able to sharpen your focus and boost your memory by recharging your brain—with electricity
Anthony Fauci Is Waging War Against Zika, and Preparing for Other Epidemics to Come
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases talks about developing a Zika vaccine
Taking a Cue from Textile-Making to Engineer Human Tissue
Researchers in search of a faster, cheaper way to engineer human tissue found success in traditional textile production methods.
10 Bizarre, Vision-Enhancing Technologies From the Last 1,000 Years
Before Oculus Rift, there were lorgnettes, TV glasses and eyborgs
You May Soon Be Able to Scan a Piece of Fruit to Check Its Nutritional Value
That’s one of the ideas Target is testing as it explores how much of a competitive edge it gets from being transparent about food
Designing Glasses That Fit Individuals With Down Syndrome
Optician Maria Dellapina started Specs4Us when her daughter struggled to find a pair of glasses that wouldn’t slip
How a High School Senior Won $150,000 By Inventing a $35 Medical Device
When Maya Varma learned an expensive diagnostic tool is rare in the developing world, she decided to build her own
Could This App Replace Your Doctor?
Babylon connects users with doctors for instant virtual consultations, and will soon use artificial intelligence for diagnosing illnesses
How a Tiny, “Beating” Human Heart Was Created in a Lab
The device, filled with human heart cells, could dramatically reduce the time it takes to test new drugs and end testing on animals
A New Way to Trick the Brain and Beat Jet Lag
For all its complexity, the human brain is not hard to deceive. Here are four studies where scientists have learned more about duping it
Mosquito Deterrents: The Good, the Bad and the Potentially Effective
With Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses on the rise, researchers are looking for the next best way to keep the bugs from biting
Can This New Football Helmet Prevent Head Injuries?
The team behind the Zero1, a new four-layer helmet design, hopes so
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