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Kristin Houser

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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on The Late Show, to her delight.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

Aerospace

Three crucial experiments aboard NASA’s moon rocket

These Artemis 1 experiments could protect NASA astronauts and help usher in a future in which space is accessible to everyone.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters

The FDA has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s updated COVID-19 boosters, which target the now-dominant Omicron subvariants.

Kristin Houser

CRISPR

CRISPR fully reprograms mammal genome for the first time

CRISPR has been used to rearrange the chromosomes of lab mice, a world’s first in mammals and a breakthrough in bioengineering.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

Newly discovered exoplanet may be first covered in liquid water

The first ocean planet may have just been discovered in the “Goldilocks zone” of a star 100 light-years from Earth.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

A plasma reactor could help astronauts breathe on Mars

Future astronauts might produce oxygen on Mars by blasting carbon dioxide molecules apart inside a plasma reactor.

Kristin Houser

3D Printing

3D-printed wood furniture could ship flat, then dry into shape

A new way of 3D printing wood that takes advantage of warping could change how we build things in the future.

Kristin Houser

Stanford’s new microchip could put powerful AI on your devices

A Stanford-led team has developed a new microchip that could let us run advanced AI programs directly on our devices.

Kristin Houser

Medicine

Pfizer’s RSV vaccine is 86% effective at preventing severe illness

According to a huge phase 3 trial, Pfizer’s RSV vaccine is nearly 86% effective at preventing severe illness in older adults.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

SpaceX’s Starlink will offer satellite access for T-Mobile users

T-Mobile customers will soon have access to SpaceX's Starlink satellites, ensuring they’ll have mobile coverage nearly everywhere in the US.

Kristin Houser

Clean Energy

Today’s coal plants could be converted to run on clean hydrogen

Australian startup Star Scientific has developed a tech it says makes it easy to use hydrogen fuel at existing coal-fired power plants.

Kristin Houser