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Let’s learn about virtual reality
Scientists use virtual reality to build new games and to help people fight their fears.
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SpaceSurviving Mars missions will take planning and lots of innovation
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Game Boy revolutionized the gaming industry. A newer version could help slow the rate of climate change.
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TechTrees power this alarm system for remote forest fires
Wind moving through tree branches is all the energy needed to power devices that can detect a remote fire before it rages into an uncontrolled inferno.
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TechThis high-tech sweeper is designed for super-clingy moon dust
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Materials ScienceWill bacterial ‘wires’ one day power your phone?
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TechHere’s the summer science you might have missed
From sizzling Siberia and ‘smart’ toilets, to new uses for astronaut pee, more than COVID-19 made news this summer.