Futuristic airless tire is 3D printed, won’t go flat or need replacement.
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The next big thing in beer is being a small taproom
Medusa Brewing Company co-founder Keith Sullivan checks on the beer in the brewing area. “There are very few big breweries that have this family, community, connected feel. That’s what we’re selling,” he says.
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First evidence that online dating is changing the nature of society
Dating websites have changed the way couples meet. Now evidence is emerging that this change is influencing levels of interracial marriage and even the stability of marriage itself.
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Edible sensor can measure your gut from within
It clings to your intestinal wall to track abnormalities and help diagnose disorders.
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Best Buy bets on adults remotely monitoring their aging parents
By 2020, 45 million Americans will be caring for 117 million seniors. The retailer offers a $29 monthly monitoring service using internet-connected gear.
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Amazon’s Alexa can now recognize different voices and give personalized responses
Your Echo just got smart enough to tell you apart from the people you live with.
‘A new extreme’ for the sharing economy: Shoe rentals
You may soon be able to rent a pair of designer heels at a nearby shoe store.
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VC activity revs up as electric vehicles prepare to go mainstream
Recent weeks have seen an acceleration—pardon the pun—of news and developments related to electric vehicles.
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Silicon Valley isn’t just disrupting democracy—it’s replacing it
If you want to understand the threat that Silicon Valley poses to culture at large, consider Apple’s $5 billion headquarters. The Cupertino, California, building may seem like paradise to some, with striking architecture—a donut-shaped building featuring the world’s largest piece of curved glass—and lavish details like iPhone-inspired elevator buttons and patented pizza boxes that prevent soggy crusts. Writing for Wired, Stephen Levy quotes one of the architects of the project: “The idea that a beautiful object descended on this verdant, luxurious landscape and that it will be inhabited by 12,000 people: That is a true utopian vision.” (Never mind the lack of onsite childcare in this revolutionary building.)
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Asset prices are high across the board. Is it time to worry?
With ultra-loose monetary policy coming to an end, it is best to tread carefully
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Company uses patient’s own cells to put and end to baldness, aging skin and tendon degeneration
Hollywood has made movies about it. Industries have made billions from it. And if the volume of scripture is any indication, the Almighty God must have placed great value on his creation of the head of human hair. After all, He gave Samson—the strongest man of whom the Bible tells—his immense strength through his hair and declared a woman’s hair “a glory unto” her in the 11th chapter of 1 Chorinthians.
Meet the nocebo effect, the placebo effect’s evil twin that makes you feel pain
A fascinating new study finds patients report worse side effects when a drug costs more money.
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