Innovation
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HIV-Infected Infant Cured With Early Use of AIDS Drugs
Read this article to learn about the latest advancements to HIV-disease treatment! An infant was cured through new medical innovations!
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Ten Tech Innovations From NASAs Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts
In this article students will learn about how discoveries made in the name of space exploration can help them in their daily lives! Learn all about innovation and science.
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IBM makes stop-motion film using atoms as pixels
Want to get your kids excited about atoms? Ask them if they want to watch the world's smallest movie! IBM made a movie about a boy who meets can atom and their journey together! A b…
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PET Scan
Did you ever wonder how doctor's look to see if your organs are functioning properly? Doctors use something called a PET scan to see if your internal organs are working properly! See …
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Mighty Mouse Holds the Secret to Regeneration of Skin
Do you know of a creature that can escape predators by sheeding patches of its skin? The incredible African spiny mouse (Might Mouse) has this incredible ability! Mighty Mouse can r…
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CDC Features New Solve the Outbreak iPad App
Many jobs are emerging in the field of public health. Give your teen or young adult a glimpse into the life of a working epidemiologist with this new free iPad app produced by the CD…
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Oklahoma Students Design Drones that Can Fly Into Tornadoes
If you want to know more about a Tornadoe what is the best way to do so? Sending manned aircrafts can be very dangerous, and remote controlled crafts cannot withstand the power of the…
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NASA Funding 3D Food Printer Research (The Replicator!?)
The world of 3D printer has expanded from making simple polymer objects to making weapons, and now to printing 3D food for astronauts? NASA is investing over $100,000 in research to c…
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Robot sings, dances, and helps with homework
Did you ever imagine that a robot would be helping you do homework or teaching you how to dance? The NAO robot can communicate in nine different languages and take photographs as …
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How Robots Work
Like humans, robots have a body structure, muscle system, senses, and a brain. This article explains how robots function and discusses the many types of robots.
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Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science Robotics Competition
For their school's GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) team, a group of girls prepare for a robotics competition they are entering. Their robot must complete two tasks: mov…
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Loudoun Students Use Legos to Devise Robotics for International Competition
Read about a FIRST Lego Robotics team based out of the Washington, DC Area that is going to be competing at the World Championship event this year. Photo from WashingtonPost.com
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IBM Watson: The Next Grand Challenge
A robot named Watson was developed by IBM to compete on the TV show Jeopardy! and to push the boundaries of a robot that can easily understand and interact with humans. This video exp…
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IBM Watson: The Face of Watson
One of the things that scientists and engineers are working hard on is developing robots that humans can easily interact with and understand. Showing kids that robots have to be "taug…
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FIRST Robotics Design
If you're working with a group of kids on a robotics design and build competition such as FIRST Robotics, this is a great video talking about the design process. Grant Imahara from th…
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Cool Jobs
The World Science Festival’s highly celebrated program, Cool Jobs, is back with an astounding line-up of the coolest scientists around. Curious about developing a team of robots that can search and rescue while mapping their surroundings? Did you …
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New Patch Makes Certain Skin cancers Disappear
Skin cancer is a very serious disease that can be very damaging to a person. Wouldn't it be awesome if something really cool as simple and easy as a patch could be invented to cure sk…
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Amy Purdy-Living Beyond Limits
Check out Amy Purdy's story of how she is still continuing to fight and being passionate about her art and snowboarding career even after having to amputate her legs. See how she is i…
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So Do Prosthetic Limbs Give Sprinters an Advantage or Not?
With the invention of new prosthetic limbs, many sports agencies are now beginning to question whether the usage of prosthetic limbs is fair in athletic events. Check out the case of …
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The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
This video of Andrew NG from Stanford Uiversity presents the amazing new technological advances being made in robotics and artifical intelligence.
