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Smartphone AI spots sick plants with remarkable accuracy

In a new advancement, scientists developed an algorithm that can identify sick plants based on sight alone.

Why we can't remember things before age 3-4

Ever tried really hard to pinpoint your very first memory? Doctors say it has something to do with hippocampus overload.

That study about larvae eating plastic is full of holes

More research needs to be done.

Ugly Unicorn: Metal-tipped prehistoric ant drank the blood of its victims for dinner

Stabby stabby!

Popular voice assistants like Siri or Alexa easily hacked with ultrasonic commands

A rather glaring design flaw was recently discovered.

New water-based lithium-ion battery will never explode in your face

Someone send Samsung the memo.

Too much innovation wrecks weak economies, too much competition paralyzes strong ones, paper reports

Moderation is key.

Birmingham design student crafts cool, fully recyclable furniture -- from cow dung

You could say she... manurefactures them.

Chinese scientists create supercapacitors from fallen autumn leaves

From fallen leaves to hi-tech electronics.

Higher temperature and more CO2 is good for trees, but overall climate change will damage forests

It could start a self-reinforcing loop.

Scientists combine spider silk with graphene, create incredibly powerful web

The best part? The spiders themselves produce it.

Trying to resist a yawn makes you more likely to yawn -- because your motor cortex is wired that way

It's ridiculous how many times I've yawned writing this.

MIT designs robot to be a good pedestrian and not bump into you on the sidewalk

It's had hours upon hours of simulation training to learn the basics.

A pair of puppies can run and play after been treated for their spina bifida

It could be a cure for humans too!

Researchers design carbon yarn that generates energy from motion or waste heat

I guess we can all be current benders now!

Google researchers are able to perfectly and simply remove watermarks from photographs

They used their power for good, not evil.

Chinese doctors replace woman's vertebrae with 3D printed titanium implants

Medical technology is entering a new era.

Elon Musk's AI just beat the pros at Dota 2 -- one of the most popular and complex computer games

Robots are now beating us at computer games.

Using flies to find the animals that live in a tropical forest

Follow the buzz.

Two butterflies thought to be different species are actually the same one

Can you tell by looking at them?

It's becoming abundantly clear that politicians don't understand encryption, and this is a problem

It's not just counterproductive, it's also impossible.

Water-repelling surface makes dew droplets so small, they're practically invisible

The breakthrough could help cool the hotspots of high-performance electronics.

Toyota to start selling long-range electric car by 2022

The automaker is teasing us with news of solid-state batteries that charge in minutes.

Social media is making mass surveillance easier than ever -- and we're just embracing it

Sharing your location with third party apps? Well then... I've got some news.

Don't like to wake up to your alarm clock? Try this gentle birdsong app from Carnegie Museum

Sweeten those nasty mornings with a charming wake-up call.

Porsche announced it wants half of its cars to be electric by 2023

We're witnessing a new age of sports cars.

India starts rolling out solar trains that might save millions of gallons of diesel

India's getting serious about their green revolution, and they're taking it step by step.

Science-based birth control app gets EU approval

The app, which is the brainchild of a Higgs Boson physicist, has been certified as a valid birth control in the European Union.

The first full system test for the Hyperloop is a success. Not a pipe dream anymore

The first functioning Hyperloop could open as early as 2019 in Dubai.

The "eelevator" gives migrating eels a ride past obstacles

The lift to save eel lives.

Moth eyes lead to glare-less phone screens

It's another fantastic discovery inspired by nature.

Steaming fish makes for a healthier meal with fewer toxins

If you boil it, don't drink the fish stock.

Why wheelie suitcases wobble out of control and what you can do to stop them

Ah, wheeled luggage -- a necessary evil.

Solar paint makes hydrogen fuel from solar energy and water vapor

Power from thin-ish air!

Shape changing noodles are the future of pasta

Just add water.

Gravitational waves observed for the third time, opening new, unexplored paths in physics

The thrilling discovery is confirmed.

The most realistic peek into a cell ever

What goes on inside?

Japan launches satellite to generate its own, better GPS

Positioning errors will be decreased by a factor of 100.

Carnegie U software lets anyone design and build a bot -- that works

Click, print, ready!

Researchers describe improved technique to extract water from brine

It's cheaper and more efficient.

Seaweed is being used to kill invasive ants

It's safe and environmentally friendly.

Washington researchers want you to smoke pot -- for science

For science!

Paper-thin device turns touch into electricity, flags into loudspeakers, bracelets into microphones

Woah.

Novel 3D printing method makes furniture in vats of gel within minutes

I like everything about this!

New method can remove small, but dangerous, amounts of chemicals from freshwater

It could remove almost all traces of pesticides, medication, and detergents.

How butterflies have such a beautiful colour

They use the most advanced nanotechnology.

3D-printed bionic skin can give bots a sense of touch, protect soldiers from explosions

Show me some skin!

This is why space armor is becoming more important

Things are getting pretty dicey in outer space.

Human cartilage has been successfully 3D printed

Making new tissue could become as easy as bio-printing it.

Your phone's case and your car's tires may soon be made from renewable, plant sugars

Sweet.

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