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04.16.19

Medicine

CRISPR gene editing has been used on humans in the US

It's part of a trial that could rethink medicine.

By J. Fingas, 04.16.19

01.08.17

BACtrack's new wearable told me how drunk I was at CES

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Gadgetry

BACtrack's new wearable told me how drunk I was at CES

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

By A. Tarantola, 01.08.17

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02.27.13

UPenn robots spring into action, save wooden hero (video)

Like you, we assumed that the University of Pennsylvania robotics team wouldn't be able to top the...

By B. Heater, 02.27.13

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09.01.12

Alt-week 9.1.12: growing bones, repairing voices, and a pair of satellites

Alt-week peels back the covers on some of the more curious sci-tech stories from the last seven day...

By J. Trew, 09.01.12

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08.20.12

Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania offers custom engraved iPads to students

If you're heading back to school, attend the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pe...

By M. Lavey-Heaton, 08.20.12

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07.30.12

X-RHex Lite robot grows a tail, always lands on its feet (video)

By far the greatest challenge for robots with legs is staying upright when the going gets rough. A...

By J. Fingas, 07.30.12

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07.03.12

Researchers use 3D printer, sugar, to create a fake artery network for lab-grown tissue

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Medicine

Researchers use 3D printer, sugar, to create a fake artery network for lab-grown tissue

Printing a chocolate heart is easy enough, but how about an actual organ? There are folks working...

By A. Souppouris, 07.03.12

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05.22.12

Scientists use metal and silicon to create invisibility cloak (no, you can't wear it)

In the quest to achieve that much-desired invisibility cloak, scientists have redirected light, us...

By S. Silbert, 05.22.12

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03.11.12

SAFFiR: the autonomous, firefighting humanoid robot

It took six years, but at long last, Anna Konda has a formidable firefighting partner. SAFFiR, also...

By D. Murph, 03.11.12

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02.26.12

Light-based 'Metatronics' chip melts minds, not copper

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have flipped the switch on a new type of computer circu...

By J. Trew, 02.26.12

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University of pennsylvania

CRISPR gene editing has been used on humans in the US

BACtrack's new wearable told me how drunk I was at CES

UPenn robots spring into action, save wooden hero (video)

Alt-week 9.1.12: growing bones, repairing voices, and a pair of satellites

Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania offers custom engraved iPads to students

X-RHex Lite robot grows a tail, always lands on its feet (video)

Researchers use 3D printer, sugar, to create a fake artery network for lab-grown tissue

Scientists use metal and silicon to create invisibility cloak (no, you can't wear it)

SAFFiR: the autonomous, firefighting humanoid robot

Light-based 'Metatronics' chip melts minds, not copper

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