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Jan 15 2025TECHNOLOGY

Meet Swippitt: The Smartphone Battery Swap Game-Changer

Ever wished you didn't have to worry about your phone dying? Swippitt might just make that wish come true. This clever gadget, which made waves at CES 2025, is designed to keep your phone powered up without the hassle of charging. Its hub-and-link system ensures you always have a full battery at han

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Fighting Childhood Obesity: A Comic Tool for Minority Preadolescents

Childhood obesity is still a big problem, especially among kids from racial and ethnic minority groups with less money. This issue is mostly due to unhealthy eating habits, like eating lots of junk food and sugary drinks and not enough fruits and veggies. Scientists are looking into new ways to help

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Stressed Surgeons and Patient Complications: What's the Connection?

You know how sometimes you have a tough day at school and it's harder to concentrate? Well, doctors have tough days too, especially surgeons. They face high-pressure situations all the time. But does their stress affect how well they do their job? And more importantly, does it impact their patients?

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Jan 15 2025TECHNOLOGY

Roborock's New Robotic Vacuums: A Step into the Future

Roborock is making waves at this year's CES with their latest line of robotic vacuums. The company, known for its innovative designs, has unveiled the Saros Series, which includes the Saros Z70, Saros 10, and Saros 10R. These models are the thinnest yet, measuring just 3. 14 inches, and come with so

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Jan 15 2025CRIME

Watch Out, Minnesota: 'Car Hoppers' on the Prowl!

These days, it's hard to keep up with all the new tricks scammers are using. They send emails, text messages, or even call us pretending to be someone we know. Now, they're using AI to make the calls sound real! All this tech stuff makes us forget about the old-fashioned crimes happening right in fr

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Jan 15 2025TECHNOLOGY

The Road's New Melody: Drivers' Music Choices Change

These days, the tunes playing in cars are taking a surprising turn. It seems that more drivers are tuning out of Android Auto, perhaps because they've switched to iPhones or their new cars don't support it anymore. While that's happening, Google's YouTube Music is becoming super popular among driver

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Jan 15 2025TECHNOLOGY

Nintendo Switch 2: Power Check Under the Hood

Gamers and tech enthusiasts are buzzing about the Nintendo Switch 2's power. Thanks to a data miner on Famiboards, we might have a sneak peek at its performance. When in handheld mode, the console is said to run at a GPU speed of 561 MHz, which translates to about 1. 71 TFLOPS of power. Plug it in,

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Jan 15 2025TECHNOLOGY

Creating a Super-Sensitive, Waterproof Strain Sensor Fabric with Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes

Have you ever thought about fabrics that can sense how your body moves? That's exactly what strain sensing fabrics do. They detect outside deformation, giving real-time feedback. The challenge? Making a fabric that's super sensitive and accurate. Scientists have now done just that with a polyurethan

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Jan 15 2025BUSINESS

Meet Pryce Yebesi: The 24-Year-Old Entrepreneur Revolutionizing Accounting Software

At just 24, Pryce Yebesi has already made a big splash in the tech world. His first company, Utopia Labs, was snapped up by Coinbase. Now, he's back with a new venture called Open Ledger, which aims to modernize accounting software. Open Ledger embeds automated accounting tools into products that bu

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Beating Breast Cancer: The Promise of Targeting Stem Cells

Breast cancer is still the top killer among women with cancer. One of the big reasons is cancer stem cells (CSCs). These are like the hidden leaders of cancer cells, making them tough to beat. Scientists are getting better at finding and separating these cells. They use tests like the mammosphere fo

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