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This battery-free phone could solve one of tech’s biggest frustrations

Phillip Tracy— July 10

Researchers have successfully implanted 3D-printed ovaries—in mice

Samantha Grasso— May 17

lithium ion liquid battery harvard

These liquid batteries would be safer than lithium-ion—and last longer, too

Phillip Tracy— February 14

Wearable sweat sensor patch

This sweat-monitoring skin patch could replace blood tests

Christina Bonnington— November 28

person getting really excited over his phone

Study that links the pleasure of ‘likes’ to sex in teens has far deeper implications

AJ Dellinger— June 16

Superman in Batman vs. Superman

Superman is the best superhero, according to a 7-year-long study of superpowers

Cynthia McKelvey— June 10

ballot box comp

Online voting is a cybersecurity nightmare

Eric Geller— June 10

Researchers just released private data on 70,000 OkCupid users without their permission

AJ Dellinger— May 13

magnifying glass examining a hashtag

This is what $1 million in meme research looks like

Gabe Bergado— May 12

A datacenter at Virginia Tech

Researchers struggle with the ethical dilemma of using hacked data

Dell Cameron— April 21

nao-robot

Science says humans get aroused when touching a robot’s butt

Selena Larson— April 5

Doors ajar

People value their personal data based on what others tell them it’s worth, study shows

Aaron Sankin— March 31

Photographic evidence that Marco Rubio is a cat

Jené Gutierrez— March 10

glitched image of code

New research exposes the people snooping on the Tor network

Patrick Howell O'Neill— February 26

icy lake

Climate change really did ‘slow down’ in the last decade—but it’s still not a hoax

Cynthia McKelvey— February 26

Girl playing pac man

Study suggests playing video games improves real-world navigation skills

Cynthia McKelvey— February 12

a magnifying glass spying on a server

Americans are waking up to the importance of online privacy

Eric Geller— January 28

person peeking from behind blinds

Americans are all over the map when it comes to privacy trade-offs

Eric Geller— January 14

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