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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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Scientists at Stanford University have created a tiny probe that emits light when inserted into a living cell without damaging or disrupting the cell or its functions.
Later this month, a filmmaker will screen a movie for which sensors on selected audience members will determine which scenes will appear on screen.
A Microsoft-funded project is bringing wi-fi to remote areas of Kenya using solar power and the bandwidth being freed up as TV goes from analog to digital. The country could find itself "in the global vanguard of white-space roll-out."
Scientists at King's College London have developed a method that delivers vaccines through the skin using a dissolvable microneedle array.
Developed by a Spanish team, it combines conventional GPS with additional sensors. The increased accuracy makes it ideal for driverless cars of the future.
Some good news for once: The European Science Agency reports that the hole is now smaller than it's been at any time in the last decade.
One mining company speculates it's in the low nine figures; astronomers think that's a stretch. There's no way to be sure, of course, but its Friday fly-by has both groups thinking about future close encounters.
According to recent FDA data compiled by a Pew Charitable Trusts project, the amount appears to be growing while the government "dithers with voluntary approaches to regulation."
For the first time, and only until February 25, the public is invited to submit and vote on names for the objects currently known as P4 and P5.
The most common stars in our galaxy were too small to be seen until recently. A new study suggests that there's a good chance that they support Earth-like planets.
American Express and Twitter have announced a partnership that allows cardholders to make purchases using special hashtags in their tweets.
The company has announced a deal with Gilbarco Veeder-Root, which operates pay-at-the-pump software at convenience stores across the US.
Developers have created software that helps users -- specifically, crowdsourced workers -- locate and mark challenges for those with limited mobility, and generates a report to send to the appropriate local agency.
A new National Intelligence Estimate report says that China is the primary culprit behind "massive, sustained" hacking into systems affecting a wide range of industries.
The demo video shows Raytheon's Riot using social media to "gain an entire snapshot of a person's life...in little more than a few clicks of a button."
Beam Inc. is reducing the volume of alcohol in its Maker's Mark brand by 3 percent in order to stretch its dwindling supply.
For an additional fee (of course), passengers can sit in a "Quiet Zone" that's separated from the rest of economy class by curtains, bathrooms, and softer lighting.
Last Thursday, private vehicles were banned from the Colombian capital's streets. It's one of several attempts to decrease car traffic that have had mixed success.
The country's projected to become the largest film market by 2020, and the effects are already being seen in various aspects of the industry, including investor funding and story choices.
Driving one comes with incentives such as free street parking, free charging, and a nice tax break. Yet several barriers stand in the way of increased EV adoption.