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Blasting coffee grounds with ultrasonic waves creates a 60-second cold brew
As the weather continues to warm, many coffee drinkers currently are making their annual transition over to iced coffee. But for those with...
Jellyfish-inspired glowing dye can glom onto fingerprints at crime scenes
Imagine a crime scene. Chances are, you’re also imagining someone dusting for fingerprints. Despite recent debates of whether fingerprint...
8 new types of ‘forever chemicals’ found in river linked to US cancer cluster
In 2017 news broke in North Carolina that the water downstream of the Fayetteville Works Plant, owned by the Chemours Company (a spin-off...
A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material
Body armor has a clear purpose: to prevent a bullet, or perhaps a shard from an explosion, from puncturing the fragile human tissue behind...
Scientists are trying to teach AI how to smell
It’s hard to overstate the power of the nose—research says humans can distinguish more than a trillion odors. This is especially...
Inside the warehouse that builds machines to liquify dead bodies
Hannah Czerwinski’s office desk isn’t decorated like most. Between pictures of her baby and papers rest vials of perfectly clean,...
How a shot at making better gunsights became Super Glue instead
In the series I Made a Big Mistake, PopSci explores mishaps and misunderstandings, in all their shame and glory. Super Glue is a...
How diaper tech enhanced with salt can draw water from thin air
A rubbery hydrogel often found in disposable diapers has been shown to absorb record amounts of moisture from the air when enhanced with...
Psychedelics and anesthetics cause unexpected chemical reactions in the brain
The brain is the most complex part of the human body. To keep our heads running smoothly, more than 100 types of neurotransmitters...
Mixing volcanic ash with meteorites may have jump-started life on Earth
What is life? It’s a fuzzy concept without a single answer. If you asked a philosopher, they might quote Plato and tell you it’s the...
