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Study Links Moons to Motorcycle Fatalities
According to a study from the University of Toronto, motorcyclists were likelier to die in crashes happening on nights when there was a full moon and likelier still when there was a supermoon.
Wrist Watches Made from Classic Cars
As the holidays approach, you might be wondering what to get for the car enthusiast in your life short of buying them an actual car.
Temperature-Sensitive Gel Could Seal Eye Injuries
The hydrogel forms a temporary seal that changes from a fluid to a strong semi-solid when applied to the eye.
Watch: Revolutionary Electronics Design Inspired by Japanese Paper Art
An ultra-stretchable bioprobe based on kirigami, a variant of origami which utilizes paper cutting in addition to folding, shows significant potential for medical applications of flexible-film electronics.
Stratasys Introduces 3D-printed Models of Human Anatomy for Physician Training and Medical Device Testing
The 3D-printed anatomical structures with disease pathology deliver a highly realistic look and feel to accelerate medical guidance, testing and education.
Privacy Concerns Rise Amid Increase in Consumer DNA Kit Availability
Thinking of trying out one of the many DNA kits being endlessly advertised in recent weeks? According to some experts, you might want to reconsider.
How Does Reverse Engineering Work?
Reverse engineering is a process that takes an existing product and examines it to determine detailed information and specifications in order to learn how it was made and how it works.
'Stressing Out' Cocoa Trees May Result in Better Tasting Chocolate
Better tasting chocolate might be achieved by ‘stressing out’ cocoa trees, according to a recent study.
New High-Tech Tool Could Feed and Fuel the Planet With Algae
Vast quantities of medicines and renewable fuels could be produced by algae using a new gene-editing technique.
Uncooked Flour May Have E. Coli
As the holidays approach and cookie-making is in high gear, we are bombarded with reminders to not consume raw cookie dough — or flour?
DNA Origami Surpasses Important Steps to Success
A research team has not only broken out of the nanometer realm to build larger objects but also cut the production costs a thousand-fold. These innovations open a whole new frontier for the technology.
Indian Cataract Surgery Center is Model of Environmental Sustainability
The healthcare center in India offers lessons for high-income countries on how to make a common surgery environmentally sustainable.
The Future of Spacesuits: A Take-Me-Home Button?
Although astronauts tend to be securely tethered any time they venture outside the spacecraft, industrial design start-up Draper has invented an insurance policy against astronauts floating away.
Air Pollution Negates Health Benefits of a Long Walk
A study conducted by researchers from Duke University and Imperial College London found that people age 60 and older walking on polluted main streets saw fewer, if any, of the benefits walking would have on the heart and lungs.
Seaweed May Be Key to Environmentally-friendly Sunscreen
In the lab, scientists determined that MAAs — like the MAAs produced by organisms dwelling in sunny, shallow waters — effectively absorbed damaging rays from the sun and protected the skin cells against UVR damage.
Dutch Designer Creates Font for Dyslexic Readers
A Dutch group has developed Dyslexie font, a typeface designed to make reading easier for people suffering from dyslexia.
Watch: Synthesizing Silk for Medical Use
A new synthesis technique eliminates the need for harsh chemicals that ruin the bioactive properties of silk proteins.
Doctor-Created, 3D-Printed Euthanasia Machine
Philip Nitschke, better known as Australia's “Dr. Death,” has created a machine meant to help suicidal persons achieve a painless death.
Instagram Will Hide Selfies with Animals for Fear of Contributing to Animal Abuse
Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram will be hiding pictures that travelers take posing with animals such as sloths and koala bears from its site in an effort to combat animal abuse.
Healthy Eating Better for the Environment, Study
The incentive to eat healthy is now two-fold thanks to a recent study determining that healthy eating is also linked to reducing one’s environmental impact.