Emily Matchar
Smithsonian Magazine
Hong Kong
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9/11 Changed How Doctors Treat PTSD
New research in the 20 years since the September 11th attacks has led to better therapies for those diagnosed with trauma disorders → Read More
This Bioplastic Made From Fish Scales Just Won the James Dyson Award
British product designer Lucy Hughes has invented a biodegradable plastic made from fish offcuts → Read More
Are Spray-On Antennas the Future of Wearables?
The ultra-thin, flexible antennas can be applied to nearly any surface using an airbrush → Read More
What Can Satellite Imagery Tell Us About Obesity in Cities?
A new AI can figure out which elements of the built environment might influence a city's obesity rate → Read More
"Superpower Glass" Helps Kids With Autism Understand Emotions
A new Stanford-designed technology pairs Google Glass with a face-identifying AI app that tells wearers what emotions they're seeing → Read More
This Handheld Device Could Print New Skin Onto Burn Victims
The machine prints sheets of a skin substitute directly onto burn wounds, potentially making skin grafting faster, cheaper and easier → Read More
Designing "Adaptive Clothing" For Those With Special Needs
Companies are releasing new inclusive lines that solve some of the dressing challenges that people with physical and mental disabilities face → Read More
This Tiny Tooth Sensor Could Keep Track of the Food You Eat
The tooth-mounted device can recognize glucose, salt and alcohol, and researchers hope it can one day detect much more → Read More
A New Study Brings Scientists One Step Closer To Mind Reading
Researchers have developed a technique that uses the brainwaves captured by EEG machines to reconstruct the images you see → Read More
Could AI One Day Detect the Flu...Before You Even Feel Sick?
New research into the subtle facial signs of illness could one day help train artificial intelligence systems to scan for infections → Read More
As Storms Get Bigger, Oyster Reefs Can Help Protect Shorelines
Municipalities and military bases are using the bivalve to defend against flooding and damage from climate change-driven storms → Read More
Greek Yogurt Fuels Your Morning...And Your Plane?
Researchers have developed a method for turning yogurt whey into bio-oil, which could potentially be processed into biofuel for planes → Read More
The Rise of Indoor Navigation
You may never get lost in a mall again with these new technologies, designed to help you navigate inside places traditional GPS-based mapping apps can't → Read More
The Things People Do To Foil Energy-Saving Buildings
New research on how occupants inhabit energy-efficient buildings reveals behaviors designers don't anticipate—and a slew of bloopers → Read More
Could Video Gamers Make Our Food Supply Safer?
An effort to combat poisonous molds that contaminate crops is looking to tap the puzzle-solving skills of amateur gamers → Read More
Turning Irregular Heartbeats Into Music
A set of piano pieces could help doctors better understand heart rhythm disorders → Read More
Scientists Invent a Pen That Can Detect Cancer in Seconds
This handheld mass spectrometer could make surgeries to remove cancerous tissue quicker and more accurate → Read More
Apps Can Help You Get Pregnant. But Should You Use Them as a Contraceptive?
An increasing number of women are relying on apps to track their menstrual cycles. Now, there's even an app approved as birth control. → Read More
From Lightbulbs to Mutual Funds: Tim Harford on Inventions That Changed the Modern Economy
Paper, the gramophone, double-entry bookkeeping, and barbed wire all make the list → Read More
From Lightbulbs to Mutual Funds: Tim Harford on Inventions That Changed the Modern Economy
Paper, the gramophone, double-entry bookkeeping, and barbed wire all make the list → Read More