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Kecia Lynn
Kecia Lynn has worked as a technical writer, editor, software developer, arts administrator, summer camp director, and television host. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is currently living in Iowa City and working on her first novel.
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Developed for the mining industry, it tracks drivers' eyes and uses an audio alert and a vibrating seat to wake them if necessary. In tests, it outperformed other systems that required the drivers to wear special equipment.
With patients' help, researchers in the UK created a digital avatar of the voice, which then was used to slowly help the patients regain control over their lives.
By altering genes that influence mosquitoes' response to odors, researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have created an insect that won't necessarily choose a human to sting first.
A project currently underway at the Pentagon -- intriguingly named "Plan X" -- aims to make attacking enemies' computer systems so easy that "even a white-haired general" could do it.
By using infrared beams of warmth to target people as they walk through an open space, MIT scientists are challenging conventional thinking about indoor climate control.
Thanks to improved technology and dedicated guides, the amount of traffic on the world's tallest mountain has increased to the point where climbers are encountering lines and bottlenecks.
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources has announced a Kickstarter campaign designed to help fund the building and launch of a telescope that the public could use to observe objects in space.
New research reveals that the salmon can pass modified genes to its hybrid offspring. That offspring happened to grow faster than both its purebred cousins, but the company behind the GM creation says the ecological risk is low.
A Swedish architecture firm proposes covering a landmark Stockholm building with plastic "hairs" that would convert the wind they capture to electricity.
Ganymede and Europa have many of the conditions that could support life as we know it. We'll find out if and when an internationally-sponsored probe -- Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE -- gets there in 2030.
Minneapolis-based Miinome is still getting off the ground, but once it does it could become the world's first "member-controlled human genetic marketplace."
German carmaker Daimler has announced plans to put QR code stickers on its Mercedes-Benz vehicles, providing emergency personnel with valuable information that can be accessed via a smartphone at the scene.
In a recently released report, an organization proposes that content owners be allowed to distribute software that could perform unpleasant actions on the computers of those caught downloading or viewing content illegally.
An idea whose time has come: A team of Australian designers has developed a game that can be installed on public transportation vehicles, allowing riders to play together during trips.
Deutsche Bahn wants to deploy the devices in order to reduce cleanup costs reported at $10 million annually. However, they may have to contend with a public that's extra-sensitive to privacy issues.
As more businesses ditch employee landlines, estimates show that within the next three years, single-phone users will outnumber those with separate work and personal phones.
"Star Trek" reference aside: Some universities are adding a fifth year to their undergraduate engineering curriculum in order to give students time to catch up on core skills. It's a concept athletics departments call "redshirting."
Strategist and CEO Amy Jo Martin says that not only should we not fear young kids' use of social media, we should teach them to view it as a personal branding tool for their future success.
A small but growing number, mostly women, are entering cohousing arrangements that provide social interaction while still encouraging independence.
A proposed People's Terms of Service Contract would provide a weapon against the often opaque and non-negotiable contracts designed to protect corporations at the expense of users.