Brazil's New Zika Strategy: Billboards Smell Like Humans to Attract and Kill Mosquitoes
These billboards in Brazil are designed to smell like people, luring virus-carrying mosquitos from more than a mile away into traps.
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College Students Invent Gloves that Speak Sign Language Out Loud
Two University of Washington students have won a $10,000 prize for inventing gloves that translate sign language into audible speech, on the spot.
Scientists Discover 'Reverse Photosynthesis' - Amazing News for the Environment
Scientists have found a faster, cheaper way of making biofuels by simply using sunlight and reversing the process of photosynthesis.
Tesla's New Affordable Electric Car Went on Sale, Website Swamped With Orders (WATCH)
Demand for Tesla Motors' first affordable electric car has stunned the company, with more than a quarter million people in two days vying for the new model.
CodeNow Teaches City Kids Coding, Sparking Lifelong Interest
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs changed the way we live. All had one thing in common: Access to technology at an early age. A DC-based nonprofit called CodeNow is teaching underrepresented youth the fundamental skills of computer programming. While taking free courses, the city kids -- almost 40% are girls -- build robots, Twitter apps, and a better future.
10-year-old Stumbles Upon New Molecule, Gets Published
A 10-year-old girl was experimenting with a molecule-building set in her Montessori school when she created an unusual-looking specimen. Clara Lazen randomly arranged a unique combination of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon atoms, with the result being a molecule her teacher had never seen before. Intrigued, he photographed it and sent it to a chemistry professor at Humboldt State University in California, who discovered that not only was Lazen's molecule unique, it had the potential to store energy.
Obama Launches Marshmallow Cannon at WH Science Fair (Video)
Who says science can't be fun? At the second annual White House Science Fair last week, President Obama got the chance to shoot a marshmallow across the State Dining Room using 14-year-old inventor Joey Hudy's "Extreme Marshmallow Cannon." (Video)
20 Amazing High School Science Fair Projects
Many bright teen aged students these days are coming up with science projects that would even be awe-inspiring as a college thesis. From exploring the effectiveness of cancer treatments to revolutionizing the disposal of plastics, these students prove you don't have to be an adult to have amazing, world-changing ideas about science.
Racing Team Helps Boy Fulfill Dream: A New Bionic Hand
A 14-year-old British boy born without a hand is getting his wish after writing to the boss of his favorite Formula One racing team, Ross Brawn, who had previously been a student at the boy's school. The high-tech bionic hand costs £30,000, and the boy's family had nowhere near the money to purchase the advanced equipment. His plucky letter moved Mr. Brawn to action.
Teens Use Social Networking To Reunite Pair of Holocaust Survivors
While most students learn about Nazi Germany through books and movies, Naperville, Ill. middle schoolers have done real detective work to reunite two Holocaust survivors after 73 years. Madison Junior High eighth graders used Google, Facebook and databases of newspapers to bring together Edith Westerfeld of Skokie, Ill. and Gerda Katz of Seattle.
Self-Taught Boy Genius From Sierra Leone Impresses MIT
15-year-old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz kid in Sierra Leone who has invented or manufactured his own batteries, generators and transmitters for radio broadcasting using spare parts he gathered from trash bins. Completely self-taught, the boy was invited by MIT to visit America recently to expand his horizons.
Blind Son Sees Mom For The First Time, Calls Her Pretty (WATCH)
This mother's heart melted when her 12-year-old son finally saw her face by using $15,000 high-speed goggles.
Toucan Injured On A Road Gets 3D Printed Beak (WATCH)
Tuc Tuc would not have been able to survive in the wild without his lower beak.
Google Rolls Out 'Fact Check' Tool to Combat Fake News Worldwide
The Google fact check tool has proven to be extremely useful in helping readers decide what sources are accurate – and it's now available worldwide.
Public Wifi Has Quintupled in Europe Giving Free Access to Millions More
Free public Wifi access has jumped from 16.8 million people in 2013 to a projected 108.7 million by 2018 – an increase of 550%.
Now You Can Speak 80 Languages at the Touch of a Button
This pocket-sized translator can translate anything you want to say in these 80 languages with only 2 seconds of processing time.
Students Create App to Improve Your Public Speaking and Speech Anxiety
This free smartphone app uses artificial intelligence to help users improve their public speaking skills.
Facebook Live Videos Can Now Be Accessed by 360 Million Disabled People
People who are deaf or hard of hearing will now have access to a huge amount of content, thanks to Facebook's new initiative.
This Cheap, Portable Solar Panel Will Be the iPad of Renewables
These new sustainable electric devices are being called real game-changers for a more accessible solar market.
Beautiful Posters Announce Plans for Reviving Extinct Species in New Zealand
This vintage-style art series commemorates the species we've lost – and may be getting back in the coming years thanks to new advancements in technology.
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