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Glucose earring concept imagines blood sugar tracking via the earlobe

An imaginative new concept for diabetes management is a student-designed earring that tracks blood glucose levels via the earlobe. The creator hopes it can one day help children with the condition more discretely manage their condition.

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Smartphone camera and CRISPR technology combine for rapid COVID-19 test

A rapid COVID-19 test promises accurate results in under 30 minutes using a simple hand-held device, a nasal swab and a smartphone camera. The technology can also be modified to detect other viral diseases.

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Harvard study finds fatty diets may feed cancer and starve immune cells

A new Harvard study highlights missing pieces of the puzzle in the relationship between cancer and obesity. The team finds that cancer cells can use the higher fat availability to starve immune cells of fuel and prevent them from targeting tumors.

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SpaceX launches upgraded Dragon capsule with extra cargo space

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon capsule became the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) in 2012, and after more than eight years, the company has launched a new and improved version to the ISS.

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Deep-diving robots to study carbon absorption of “marine snow” algae

Algae plays an important role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and a first-of-a-kind research expedition is set to highlight just how important that role might be by studying the density of dead algae at various depths.

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Massive 853-foot-tall wind turbines are coming to America’s East Coast

America's first "commercial scale" offshore wind energy project has decided to use GE's colossal Haliade-X turbines, the world's largest. Standing as tall as an 85-story building, with 722-foot rotors, each one is a 12-13 MW generator.

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Anti-aging gene therapy restores vision to mice with glaucoma

Using gene therapy, Harvard scientists have restored vision to mice suffering glaucoma by rewinding the aging process in their cells. The team says the research is a proof of concept for slowing the symptoms of aging with epigenetics.

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Durable new bioplastic can hold boiling liquids

Making plastic materials out of biomass offers a number of environmental benefits, but these bioplastics tend to underperform in a few key areas. Scientists may have found a solution to one such shortcoming; the inability to contain boiling liquids.

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World’s largest solar telescope captures its first dramatic sunspot image

Astronomers have released a stunningly detailed image captured by the by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, revealing the structure of a massive sunspot as it temporarily darkened the Sun’s surface on January 28, 2020.

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Tabletop device tracks water diffusion in the liver to detect fibrosis

Fatty liver disease is difficult to detect before symptoms appear, but a new device could offer a way forward, with the ability to non-invasively detect signs of the condition in mice with a high degree of accuracy.

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