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A food-to-electricity plant in England is just one in a string of local efforts to make waste less wasteful
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The optimum effects of the Pagani-designed dual aerodynamic system are embodied by the Huayra. In just 25.8 seconds, it crosses the 185 MPH mark
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Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are turning wood pulp, a common waste material, into a flooring that generates electricity
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Climate scientists at Northeastern University have developed "robomussels" with sensors to track temperatures in mussel beds
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Made with plant-derived sugar alternatives, Alina Morse's Zollipops help reduce the risk of cavities
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In new book, vivid satellite images of the planet evoke what astronauts call "the overview effect"
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It's hard to comprehend the concept of oceans getting more acidic. Unless you become the coral.
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The 2016 Young Scientist Challenge winner modeled her energy harvester after a tree
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A mathematician dives into taffy-pulling patents to achieve optimum confection creation
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Co-founder Rob Falken found a way to turn algae into a foam that can be used in sneaker soles and on surfboards
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A new VR program called SurviVR aims to train employees how to deal with an active shooter situation in the workplace
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When injected into the body, Tumor Paint lights up cancers. The drug could lead to a new class of therapeutics
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The massive structure, running 35.4 miles through the Alps, begins full operations this December
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An NSF grant marries one of the world's largest online biological archives with IBM's cognitive computing and Georgia Tech's moduling and simulation
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Stanford engineer Ingmar Riedel-Kruse built a 3D-printed microscope that allows students to not only observe but also interact with tiny creatures
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How volcanologists brave lung-singeing fumes to monitor eruptions with cutting-edge sensors
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A new book chronicles spaceflight’s centuries-long journey from dream to reality
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A tech company best known for creating Twitter bots has put its skills to help make podcasts go viral
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Italian researchers have figured out how to turn spent coffee grounds into a foam that can remove heavy metals from water
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