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Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

Driverless cars can use lasers to sense objects, but reflected light from nearby vehicles or bright sunlight can interfere. A system using entangled photons could help the vehicles avoid obstacles

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G5YCKR International Space Station Earth observation image captured by Expedition 48 crew members showing the sun reflecting off the ocean and the thin layer of atmosphere protecting the Earth from space.

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Weather sensors could float forever in the stratosphere using sunlight

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Finger sweat can power wearable medical sensors 24 hours a day

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Smart sensor measures how itchy you are by how much you scratch

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Smart sensor measures how itchy you are by how much you scratch

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Pencil marks on paper can work as electrical sensors on your skin

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Pencil marks on paper can work as electrical sensors on your skin

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t-shirt sniffing

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Computer chip will sniff your armpits and tell you when you have BO

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Make Halloween: with this device you can haunt your own home

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Prototype hearing aid

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This mind-reading hearing aid knows who you're listening to

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High-rise rescue

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Phone sensors can save lives by revealing what floor you are on

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