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![What is Starlink? Inside the satellite business that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_5e403c046c5844f1bc62f0f2a252069f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_5e403c046c5844f1bc62f0f2a252069f~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 7, 2021
What is Starlink? Inside the satellite business that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
Starlink is a broadband internet service, specializing in the expansion of coverage to rural and remote communities.
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![UPenn researchers develop a chewing gum that reduces COVID-19 transmission](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_ac5802304a694cdbb4086ad561486c91~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_ac5802304a694cdbb4086ad561486c91~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 6, 2021
UPenn researchers develop a chewing gum that reduces COVID-19 transmission
A chewing gum laced with a plant-grown protein serves as a “trap” for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and potentially tamping down transmission.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 5, 2021
New camera is the size of a grain of salt and takes crisp, full-color, photos
The new system can produce crisp, full-color images on par with a conventional compound camera lens 500,000 times larger in volume.
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![Gene discoveries give new hope to people who stutter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a2f0c1d7c46b4f44a7bdeec9329d07e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_a2f0c1d7c46b4f44a7bdeec9329d07e5~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 5, 2021
Gene discoveries give new hope to people who stutter
More than 2.5 million Americans have a chronic condition arising in early childhood that causes them to stutter. There is no known cure.
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![How can music, dance and art help improve air pollution?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_d82ab28d340840d78b7fe28e1f185257~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_d82ab28d340840d78b7fe28e1f185257~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 5, 2021
How can music, dance and art help improve air pollution?
Music, dance, art and storytelling have allowed an international team of researchers to reveal aspects of air pollution in Nairobi.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 4, 2021
Researchers can now print 3-layer simulated human skin
Researchers developed an approach to print skin equivalents. The material may play a future role in the healing of chronic wounds.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 4, 2021
Precise new form of brain surgery requires no incisions or scalpels
Researchers have developed a noninvasive way to remove faulty brain circuits without the need for conventional brain surgery.
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![Where did honeybees come from? New research finds the sweet spot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_ab5550ade3634674899a6970a1d6a48d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_ab5550ade3634674899a6970a1d6a48d~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 4, 2021
Where did honeybees come from? New research finds the sweet spot
Western honey bee are used for crop pollination and honey production throughout most of the world, and has a remarkable capacity for survive
![Newly discovered black hole could redefine our understanding of how all galaxies evolve](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_35dab5ee7502447f9ea17ae2c6ba297b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/95ac29_35dab5ee7502447f9ea17ae2c6ba297b~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 2, 2021
Newly discovered black hole could redefine our understanding of how all galaxies evolve
Astronomers have discovered an unusually massive black hole at the heart of one of the Milky Way’s dwarf satellite galaxies, called Leo I.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 2, 2021
Stanford engineers create perching bird-bot
Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike, yet birds can land on just about any of them. This ability is of great interest to researchers.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 1, 2021
Team builds first living robots—that can reproduce
AI-designed Xenobots reveal entirely new form of biological self-replication—promising for regenerative medicine
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![Shape-changing microrobots dispense medicine directly to cancer cells](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_b2f44379bca14546b4203fb69f0f8458~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_b2f44379bca14546b4203fb69f0f8458~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 30, 2021
Shape-changing microrobots dispense medicine directly to cancer cells
Researchers have now created tiny shape-changing microrobots that can deliver medications directly to the cells where they’re needed.
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![New possibilities for life at the bottom of Earth's oceans, and perhaps on other planets](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_917018701a154df28e657fa650152527~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_917018701a154df28e657fa650152527~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 29, 2021
New possibilities for life at the bottom of Earth's oceans, and perhaps on other planets
In the strange, dark world of the ocean floor, underwater fissures, called hydrothermal vents, host complex communities of life.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 28, 2021
Trees found to reduce land surface area temperatures in cities up to 12°C
Prior research has suggested that adding green spaces to cities can help reduce high air temperatures during the warm months.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 27, 2021
MIT scientists demonstrate for the first time how to make invisible matter
We finally have a demonstration of a quantum effect that was predicted years ago, which is capable of making invisible matter.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 27, 2021
British man receives 'World's first' 3D printed prosthetic eye
A London man has reportedly become the first person in the world to be fitted with a 3D printed prosthetic eye.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 26, 2021
Cost-effective new drug to treat lung cancer is finally here
Most recent lung cancer research focuses on anti-angiogenic therapy, a cancer treatment that uses anti-cancer drugs to block angiogenesis.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 26, 2021
‘Super jelly’ can survive being run over by a car
Researchers have developed a jelly-like material that can withstand the weight of an elephant, and completely recover its original shape.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 26, 2021
Stretchable pressure sensor could lead to better robotics and prosthetics
Researchers have found a way to address this issue and have designed a new pressure sensor that can be stretched up to 50 percent.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 25, 2021
Study shows the impact of artificial sweeteners on your gut health
Artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar in many foods and beverages. However, their long-term health benefits remain unclear.
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