How to Convert Earth’s Plastic Pandemic Into Fuel
BRILLIANTOur world is drowning in plastic waste—but these scientists think they have a way to turn all those empty water bottles into a fuel source.
Scientists Figured Out How to Make a Better Antibiotic
BUZZWhat if our immune system never got resistant to antibiotics?
These Magnetic Microbots Will Scrub Your Teeth Clean
TOOTHSOME‘They can be swarmed to work like a Roomba, you can program them to move in specific movements and locomotion to create scrubbing.’
Your Glitter Obsession Is Killing the Environment
SAFE SPARKLESGlitter, like all microplastics, is disastrous for the environment. What if there was a greener way to glow?
A Toilet That Vaporizes Your Poo
SANITATION SOLUTIONSThe Gates Foundation is working on new types of sanitation systems for parts of the world that can’t afford modern upgrades—including a toilet that zaps waste right at home.
When You Eat This Mini Robot, It Crawls Around Your Organs
NOM NOM NOMThis cool little robot will help doctors see the inside of your guts.
This Toilet Will Predict if You’ll Have Heart Failure
BOWL US OVERThe best way to monitor patients with heart disease might be with a simple hack of their bathroom habits.
In the Future, Your Clothes Will Warn You of Dangerous Gases
CANARY IN THE MINE‘We realized we could provide a way that people can see the pollution in their environment.’
Coming to an ER Near You: Slug Slime
STUCK ON YOUThe glop has the amazing ability to be sticky without sticking to the slugs themselves.
Can Flying Cars Help Save the Planet?
POINT A TO POINT BScientists are trying to tweak the Jetsons-era dream for a climate-change future.