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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.

Asteroids

China is going to try to move an asteroid

As part of its new planetary defense strategy, the China National Space Administration is going to launch a mission to redirect an asteroid.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

World’s smallest DBS device reverses Parkinson’s symptoms

An ultra-small deep brain stimulation (DBS) device could increase the number of Parkinson’s patients to receive the powerful treatment.

Kristin Houser

Robotics

Watch: Incredible jumping robot triples world record

A new jumping robot that can soar nearly 100 feet into the air might use the ability to explore the moon for NASA.

Kristin Houser

Oceans

3D-printed artificial coral reefs could save coastal fish

A new method for designing and 3D printing custom artificial coral reefs could make them more accurate stand-ins for the natural kind.

Kristin Houser

Inventions

A new kind of diamond will hold a billion Blu-Ray’s worth of data

Ultra-pure diamond wafers could be used for quantum memory in tomorrow’s ultra-powerful quantum computers.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

Moderna applies for approval of COVID-19 vaccine for children

Moderna has asked the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years.

Kristin Houser

Physics

The Large Hadron Collider is back online

The world's biggest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is back online after a three-year hiatus.

Kristin Houser

AI can now understand animal behavior

Animal behavior researchers can now turn the task of analyzing footage over to an open-source algorithm that can spot even subtle actions.

Kristin Houser

Coronavirus

America’s “Test to Treat” has failed. Here’s how to fix it.

So far, Test to Treat has largely failed to get antivirals for COVID-19 to patients that need them — but the initiative can still be fixed.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Watch a helicopter attempt to catch a falling rocket (Updated)

Aerospace startup Rocket Lab is going to attempt to catch a falling rocket using a long hook dangling from a helicopter.

Kristin Houser