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Winter journeys are made safer and more attractive for Dutch cyclists. Reflective crystals make lines in the road visible without electric lights, while other roads are getting underground geothermal heating for natural de-icing.
A remote control toy truck sent to Sgt. Chris Fessenden in Afghanistan by his brother helped to trigger a bomb meant to kill U.S. soldiers. In 2007, Ernie Fessenden teamed up with a hobby store owner to create a radio-controlled model truck outfitted with a wireless video camera to help his brother check for bombs under trucks. That souped-up toy ended up preventing the potential deaths of six soldiers two weeks ago.
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Astronaut Scott Kelly is answering questions from people around the world who tweet them with the hashtag #YEARINSPACE.
The most Earth-like planet yet, with an orbit that makes temperatures "just right" for supporting life, has been discovered 1,400 light years away.
A company is using satellites to deliver free data to the whole world, where four billion people still don't have Internet connections.
United Airlines has awarded millions of frequent flier miles to "bug bounty" hunters who discovered vulnerabilities in the company's web security.
Solar power for low-income housing and apartment renters is part of a broad White House plan to expand solar energy with the help of private partners.
Two new studies show promise for gene therapy to prevent deafness in infants and restore hearing in older adults.
In Africa, waiting for blood work can take weeks, and many people don't bother getting their results. A new device can make an immediate diagnosis for HIV and syphilis in remote villages leading to drastically improved treatment.
Insulin pills and an artificial pancreas could make life easier, and treatment less expensive, for people with diabetes.
A mother who is blind and deaf and about to embark on daily life without her college-bound daughter was given a brilliant gift as a tangible reminder.
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Tech-giant Twitter is taking some of its poorest neighbors under the company's wing at its new "NeighborNest" center.
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