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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week  

Sam Worley
December 09, 2019
"A graphene composite was designed to neutralize air pollution, synthetic neurons might be used to fight Alzheimer’s disease, and novel gels can be “trained” just like Pavlov’s dogs. Artificial materials are having real impacts in this week’s coolest scientific advances.
 

Clearing The Air
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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
November 04, 2019
Robotics experts built smart blocks that can move and communicate like a swarm of insects, a new development in battery technology could help electric vehicles recharge in the time it takes to get a bag of chips from the gas station, and Russian researchers used artificial intelligence to translate brain waves into images. It doesn’t take a mind reader, though, to enjoy this week’s coolest scientific discoveries.
  
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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
April 26, 2019

Scientists found a way to translate brain signals into “synthetic speech,” doctors can detect ovarian tumors the size of a poppy seed, and researchers using one of the world’s fastest computers modeled a DNA sequence of more than a billion atoms. Oh, and FYI: the U.S. Navy received a patent for technology that seems fit for powering a UFO, or something that certainly looks like one. All that and more in this week’s coolest scientific discoveries!

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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
February 22, 2019

Bone marrow implants could forestall neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, synthetic DNA sheds light on how life might’ve evolved elsewhere in the universe, and computer-designed DNA could combat uncontrollable microbial infections. Find out what has been bugging scientists in this week’s coolest scientific discoveries.

 

Against Neurodegenerative Diseases, Scientists Find A Marrow Path To Victory

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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
February 17, 2019

Whispered messages can be transmitted across a room directly into the ear they’re intended for, a shirt can change its properties whether it’s hot or cold out, and a new military grenade comes loaded with a net for capturing drones. All that and more in this week’s coolest scientific discoveries.

 

Laser-Sharp Hearing

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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
February 08, 2019

Brain cancer cells are being lured to their doom, artificial neural networks are functioning even more like human gray matter, and lab-grown chimpanzee “mini-brains” are enriching our understanding of human evolution. In this week’s coolest scientific discoveries, researchers have got a lot on their minds.

 

‘Tumor Monorail’ Gives Brain Cancer A One-Way Ticket

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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
January 07, 2019
As we blast off into a brave new year, this week’s most notable scientific advances have us contemplating childbirth in space, ever more precise ways to look into the human heart, and artificial-intelligence technology that can generate speech simply from reading brain waves. Plus: glass as you’ve never seen it before.
 

 

Star Child
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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
November 18, 2018
Neural networks can create fake fingerprints to fool biometric scanners, while elsewhere researchers are printing electric circuits onto temporary tattoos. This week, all the coolest discoveries fit to print also include a hopeful Parkinson’s treatment, better detection of food contamination, and a data-collection project that’s diving deep into the bowels of the world’s ... bowels.
 

 
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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
September 15, 2018
Humans can now pilot drones with their brains, scientists are making an end run around the bug that causes tuberculosis, and bacteria in the belly have been found to produce a charge. We’ve got a gut feeling there’s something that might electrify you, too, in this week’s premier scientific discoveries.
 

 

Three’s Company (When Telepathically Piloting Fighter Jets)
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The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Sam Worley
August 26, 2018
Scientists have figured out how to 3D print tiny objects from graphene, the world’s strongest material, and use to same stuff to make an eye implant that could reverse vision loss. They also found a fast way to suck out CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in rocks. Plus: a better alternative to the stethoscope and an intricate map of the brain.
 

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