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This Company Uses Your DNA to Determine Your Ideal Diet

Habit analyzes clients' blood samples to provide "personalized nutrition" based on genetic variations and the measurements of more than 60 biomarkers. Long used in other areas of healthcare, DNA could be a valuable tool in improving diet and nutrition, but more evidence-based studies are still needed to prove its effectiveness.

October 27, 2016
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This Device Could Turn Your Entire Room Into A Wireless Charging Station

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Researchers assert that their new flat-screen technology could allow long-distance, continuous wireless charging across an entire room. The technology uses metamaterials to power headphones, cell phones, watches, keyboards, etc., and the team asserts it could do away with dead batteries for good.

October 27, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
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Renewable Have Taken Over As the Dominant Source of New Electricity Generation

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A new report marks 2015 a milestone in clean energy generation. With growth of 153 GW, humans have generated more than half of our net annual additions. This is welcome news ahead of the official signing of the Paris Climate Agreement, and will hopefully spur growth in more resistant countries.

October 27, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
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Scientists Target 2026 As The Year of The First Synthetic Genome

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A human genome contains 3 billion base pairs, one project is seeking to write a complete human genome, besting current efforts able to produce 1 million pairs. The researchers are looking to the future in hopes that their work will spur even further growth in science and technology.

October 27, 2016
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Energy-Harvesting Fabric Could Make Dead Batteries a Thing of the Past

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Researchers have created about 225 square centimeters of a fabric equipped with fibers than can harvest and store energy from the sun and everyday motion. The textile could be used to power gadgets or lead to innovations in flexible screens, medical monitoring devices, and possibly even robotics.