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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.

Animals

Yale team partially revives dead pig organs an hour after death

Yale’s OrganEx technology has been used to partially revive the organs of dead pigs an hour after their hearts stopped beating.

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Food

This fermented cooking oil could replace vegetable oil

Zero Acre Farms is using fermentation to create a cultured oil that’s healthier and more sustainable than traditional cooking oils.

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Aerospace

NASA discovers the perfect cave to live in on the moon

A newly identified lunar pit where the temperature is always about 63 F could be the perfect place for NASA’s future moon base.

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Sustainability

Bill Gates-backed startup is building sustainable ACs

Blue Frontier is developing a new kind of air conditioner that requires 50-90% less electricity than the units we use today.

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Bionics

Lightweight bionic zaps muscles to help you walk longer, faster

The AI-powered Neural Sleeve electrically stimulates the leg muscles to help people with mobility issues walk faster and longer.

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Transportation

Flying sports car cleared for takeoff by FAA

Samson Sky has received approval from the FAA to begin flight testing its flying sports car, the three-wheeled Switchblade.

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Aerospace

Watch NASA’s flying space bots work alongside astronauts

The three Astrobee robots aboard the ISS foreshadow a future in which autonomous bots are NASA astronauts’ partners in space.

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Coronavirus

A cheap nasal spray cuts COVID-19 risk by 62%

A low-cost nasal spray co-developed by Oxford researchers could be the next powerful weapon against COVID-19.

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Wearables

MIT’s new ultrasound sticker lets you see inside your body

MIT researchers have created an ultrasound sticker that can continuously monitor a person’s organs and tissues for up to 48 hours.

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Clean Energy

Swiss team sets new world record for solar power

Swiss researchers have developed two perovskite-on-silicon solar cells that are more efficient than previously thought possible.

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