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How to Give Virtual Reality All the Feels

FUTURISTIC

Imagine if your friendly robot was actually able to smile, smirk, or cry. That day may be closer than you think.

David Axe | Published Jun 11, 2019

Can CBD Help Opioid Addicts Kick the Habit?

THE WONDERS OF WEED

A double-blind, placebo-controlled study shows promise for using the CBD drug Epidiolex to reduce cravings in former heroin users.

The Conversation | Published Jun 07, 2019

Scientists Figured Out How to Make a Better Antibiotic

BUZZ

What if our immune system never got resistant to antibiotics?

Erin Biba | Published Jun 06, 2019

How Subsea Robots Will Explore Earth’s Final Frontier

UNDER THE SEA

‘Our goal is to have a complete map of the world’s oceans by 2030.’

Stav Dimitropoulos | Published May 30, 2019

These Magnetic Microbots Will Scrub Your Teeth Clean

TOOTHSOME

‘They can be swarmed to work like a Roomba, you can program them to move in specific movements and locomotion to create scrubbing.’

Erin Biba | Published May 29, 2019

Your Glitter Obsession Is Killing the Environment

SAFE SPARKLES

Glitter, like all microplastics, is disastrous for the environment. What if there was a greener way to glow?

Erin Biba | Published May 28, 2019

A Toilet That Vaporizes Your Poo

SANITATION SOLUTIONS

The Gates Foundation is working on new types of sanitation systems for parts of the world that can’t afford modern upgrades—including a toilet that zaps waste right at home.

Erin Biba | Published May 26, 2019

When You Eat This Mini Robot, It Crawls Around Your Organs

NOM NOM NOM

This cool little robot will help doctors see the inside of your guts.

Erin Biba | Published May 24, 2019

Robot Apple Pickers Could Change Farming as We Know It

HANDS OF STEEL

‘We are steadily getting closer to making these robots commercially successful.’

AD BY Verizon | Published May 20, 2019

Why Killer Women Steal Fetuses

‘REALLY EVIL’

There have been 45 fetal abductions in recent decades, and an expert on such cases says the one thing they have in common is not what you’d think.

Tanya Basu | Published May 17, 2019

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