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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

NASA teases Webb telescope’s first images with list of targets (Updated)

NASA has announced the first targets for the James Webb Space Telescope and plans to share the full-color images on July 12.

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Medicine

Two FDA-approved drugs may improve Alzheimer’s symptoms

A retrospective study found that Alzheimer’s symptoms improved in patients who took two FDA-approved drugs that treat psychiatric disorders.

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Drones

UK tries cancer meds by drone

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is using drone deliveries to make it easier for cancer patients to obtain chemotherapy.

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Surgery

How three kids got kidney transplants without immunosuppressants

Stanford researchers have developed a new technique that allowed three children to receive kidney transplants without immunosuppressants.

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Astronomy

Chinese astronomers unveil a plan to find Earth 2.0 — and aliens

China’s Earth 2.0 mission will survey the Milky Way in the hope of identifying exoplanets similar to Earth.

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You can “see the future” with these smart contact lenses

Mojo Vision’s smart contact lens has finally made the leap to human testing, bringing the future of AR a major step closer.

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Wearables

“Muscle shirt” increases arm endurance by more than 200%

The Myoshirt acts like “wearable muscles,” using sensors and AI to help people with upper-limb impairments move their arms.

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Physics

Australian scientists put the quantum world on a microchip

A first-of-its-kind quantum simulator could lead to the creation of never-before-seen materials powered by quantum phenomena.

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Neuroscience

This implant cools off nerves to give targeted pain relief

A tiny implant that wraps around nerves and cools them to deliver targeted pain relief could help address the opioid crisis.

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Transportation

$26K solar car now has a factory

Solar car startup Aptera has purchased a factory where its vehicles will be carried from station to station by autonomous robots.

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