Jon Krukelberg and Krissy Worth with Hands On! Discovery Center show us some fun activities using static electricity. For more information visit ...

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This month, Kim was named one of the top 300 Junior Innovators in the Society of Science's Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. He was selected from a batch of nearly 2,000 middle ...

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Rice University researchers used a focused electron beam to pattern device functions with submicron precision directly into ...

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An innovative method for trapping lithium ions has led to a promising technology for extracting precious lithium isotopes—a ...

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Husband-and-wife duo AJ Gerstenhaber and Holly McVeety-Mill run a contactless photo film lab out of their South Austin home, complete with a front yard drop box for film. As this tiny business's ...