Build A Toothbrush, Change The World. Or Not
Some people dream of climbing Mount Everest or riding a bicycle across the country. Mike Davidson's dream has been to create the perfect toothbrush, and now he thinks he's done it.The saga of this...
View ArticleA $1 Microscope Folds From Paper With A Drop Of Glue
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View ArticleMission To Study Mars' Climate Enters Red Planet's Orbit
This Sunday night, we headed back to Mars: NASA's MAVEN spacecraft fired its six main engines, slowing down enough so it could be captured by the gravity of the red planet and go into orbit.MAVEN,...
View ArticleSlippery When Coated: Helping Medical Devices Prevent Blood Clots
A carnivorous plant has inspired an invention that may turn out to be a medical lifesaver.Nepenthes, also known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, produce a superslippery surface that causes...
View ArticleIn Hopes Of Fixing Faulty Genes, One Scientist Starts With The Basics
Whether they admit it or not, many (if not most) scientists secretly hope to get a call in October informing them they've won a Nobel Prize.But I've talked to a lot of Nobel laureates, and they are...
View ArticleLook Here: Phone App Checks Photos For Eye Disease
There's now free software for your iPhone that lets you check for early signs of certain eye diseases.The idea for the app comes from a Baylor University chemist named Bryan Shaw.
View ArticleA Non-GMO Way To Get More, Tastier Tomatoes
People who grow tomatoes want varieties that produce as much saleable crop as possible. People who eat tomatoes are less interested in yield, and more in taste. The tension between taste and yield can...
View ArticleAfrica Inspires A Health Care Experiment In New York
There's a project in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York that has a through-the-looking-glass quality. An organization called City Health Works is trying to bring an African model of health care...
View ArticleTo Search For A New Supernova, Build A New Camera
The search for the massive star explosions called supernovae is about to get a big boost. Astronomers at Caltech in Pasadena are building a new camera that will let them survey the entire night sky in...
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Why Some Scientific Collaborations Are More Beneficial Than Others
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Science is all about collaborations. But there is new evidence that some collaborations may be more...
View ArticleCould Glitter Help Solve NASA's Giant Telescope Problem?
NASA is building a new space telescope with astounding capabilities. The James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2018, will replace the aging Hubble Space Telescope and will provide...
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Scientists Bring The Sun Down To Earth To Learn How It Works
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View ArticleWhy Ants Handle Traffic Better Than You Do
Could studying ants reveal clues to reducing highway traffic jams? Physicist Apoorva Nagar at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology thinks the answer is yes.Nagar says he got interested...
View ArticleOn The Ant Highway, There's Never A Backup
A team of Indian physicists has made a mathematical model that purports to explain why ants don't have traffic jams. NPR's Joe Palca explains as part of his series, Joe's Big Idea.This story originally...
View ArticleSatellite Set To Stream Daily Images Of Earth From Space
There's something majestic, even awe-inspiring about the sight of planet Earth as a blue disc, hanging in the vastness of space.The three astronauts aboard Apollo 8 were the first to get that view; if...
View ArticleClimate Scientist Tries Arts To Stir Hearts Regarding Earth's Fate
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Speeding Up Yeast's Evolution And What It Says About Cancer
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: We typically think of evolution as a process that occurs over millions, or even hundreds of millions, of years....
View ArticleWant To Do A Little Astrophysics? This App Detects Cosmic Rays
Scientists in California are hoping to use your smart phone to solve a cosmic mystery. They're developing an app to turn your phone into a cosmic ray detector.
View ArticleDoctors Test Tumor Paint In People
A promising technique for making brain tumors glow so they'll be easier for surgeons to remove is now being tested in cancer patients.Eighteen months ago, Shots first told readers about tumor paint, an...
View ArticleHubble's Other Telescope And The Day It Rocked Our World
The Hubble Space Telescope this week celebrates 25 years in Earth's orbit.
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