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This Bandage Glows Green When You’re Infected
It isn’t easy to diagnose wound infections before they have progressed into a nasty, pussy mess, and many doctors prefer to play it safe by doling out antibiotics early. But a clever new bandage that glows bright green at its first whiff of bad bacteria could help change that.
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You Can Barely Even See Yellowstone’s Largest Glacier Anymore
Lyell Glacier was Yellowstone National Park’s largest glacier. In 1883, US park officials took a photograph of the ice giant. This year, NASA’s climate team recreated that photo with the glacier in its current state. The comparison is stunning.
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Google Wants To Patent A Blood-Sucking Smartwatch
Just when you thought our data-driven lifestyles were getting a little weird, Google wants to make it creepy. The company just filed a patent application for a “needle-free blood draw” device that can be implanted in a wearable. It’s the vampiric smartwatch you never asked for.
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Novelists Are Working Hard To Create Apps That Are Deliberately User-Unfriendly
A decade ago, cutting-edge writers/publishers were crafting books that were physically works of art, in response to the rise of ebooks. Now, those same people are making apps. Miranda July, creator of the instant-messaging app Somebody, talks to Russell Quinn, co-creator (with Eli Horowitz) of The Pickle Index and The Silent History, about making apps…