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Laura Shin
Laura Shin
Contributing Editor
Laura Shin has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times, and is currently a contributor at Forbes. Previously, she worked at Newsweek, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LearnVest. She holds degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Laura Shin
In the unlikely event that Laura has a professional or financial relationship with a company she writes about, it will be prominently disclosed.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Rose Eveleth
Rose Eveleth
Contributing Editor
Rose Eveleth is a freelance writer, producer and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, OnEarth, Discover, New York Times, Story Collider and Radiolab. She holds degrees from the University of California, San Diego and New York University.
Rose Eveleth
Rose does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
she writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 05-2012
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Razor clam meet RoboClam
Roboclam, equipped with the same special digging super power as razor clams, could be used as a lightweight anchor for subs or even to detonate buried underwater mines.
May 30, 2012, 7:39 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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15-year-old develops tech to detect pancreatic cancer
For his invention, which is 28 times cheaper and faster than current tests and 100 times more sensitive, Jack Andraka won the Intel science competition.
May 28, 2012, 7:07 PM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Unlikely allies: how a computer company could help kill a superbug
In their quest for improving computers, IBM stumbled upon something that might help doctors fight antibiotic resistant staph infections.
May 28, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Cloaking the rainbow
When one invisibility cloak isn’t enough, scientists make 25,000 and use them to trap a rainbow.
May 25, 2012, 6:25 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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I say tomato, you say tomato, we all think the ones at the store taste bad
Scientists are using chemistry and genetics to figure out just what makes an heirloom or home grown tomato so much tastier than their store bought brethren.
May 24, 2012, 9:41 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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What can magic teach us about science?
Sleight of hand, stolen watches and disappearing coins might seem like parlor tricks - but they could show us more about our own brains than we ever thought.
May 23, 2012, 12:26 PM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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SpaceX makes history with commercial space flight
Commercial space flight company SpaceX made history with the first launch by a private company of a spacecraft to the International Space Station.
May 22, 2012, 10:21 PM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Quantum dots prove safe in primates
Tiny reflective crystals could revolutionize everything from medicine to computing - but are they safe?
May 22, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Largest database of human genes assembled
New merger puts the genes behind embryonic development, stem cell research, regenerative medicine, human disease and more all in one place.
May 22, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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A new electricity source: Viruses!
A breakthrough that combines a virus with an electrode could someday help us power our electronics with every step we take.
May 21, 2012, 3:10 AM PDT | By Laura Shin