The first time the placebo effect really got under my skin was when I read that roughly one-third of people with irritable bowel syndrome improve on placebo treatments alone. Usually this statistic is presented as a fascinating quirk of…
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Battery-free wearable sweat sensor made from semiconductor nanofibers monitors health
Researchers developed a power-free wearable sweat sensor using nanocomposite fibers that passively collect sweat and detect electrolytes, metabolites, and motion simultaneously.
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The Download: turning down human noise, and LA’s stunning subway upgrade
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 Apple’s Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO
Hardware chief John Ternus will take over from him in September. (CNN)
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NEURA Robotics and Amazon Web Services Announce Strategic Agreement
NEURA Robotics and Amazon Web Services have announced a strategic agreement to accelerate Physical AI at scale. Bringing cognitive robots that can perceive, reason, and act alongside humans from development into global deployment. The…
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YouTuber combines tritium and solar cells for homemade nuclear battery
A recent experiment by Double M Innovations shows how a simple setup can turn radioactive decay into usable electricity. The project combines tritium vials with small solar cells to create a compact, self-contained nuclear power source.
While…
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Light can twist matter in unexpected ways
A new method reveals a hidden property of light that could power future nanomachines.
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Don’t miss the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 peak tonight! Viewing times, location and tips
Heads up, skywatchers! Don’t miss the Lyrid meteor shower tonight, as activity peaks in the predawn hours of April 22.
Under ideal conditions, it’s possible to see up to 20 meteors per hour during the peak, with the chance to witness…
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Curiosity Found Strange ‘Dragon Scale’ Rocks on Mars, And Scientists Are Excited : ScienceAlert
A strangely textured region on the surface of Mars has NASA scientists excited.
In its journey to a crater named Antofagasta, the Curiosity rover has discovered a strange texture patterning rocks on the planet’s surface. To our eyes, the…
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NordSpace nets Canadian defense funding for VLEO satellite development
NordSpace has secured early defense funding to develop a very low Earth orbit satellite, further broadening the Canadian startup’s push to build sovereign space capabilities beyond launch.
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I Really Need Apple to Launch Its Foldable iPhone Flip This Year
Apple’s cosmic orange iPhone 17 Pro is a superb phone. I like mine even more after I managed to turn it pink. But the company has yet to launch its first folding iPhone. An iPhone Flip has been rumored for years, but multiple generations of…
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