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News about popular science

• Rain could make your solar panels dirtier, not cleaner

  Researchers are trying to figure out factors that affect the life of solar panels

• China's Tianjin is latest disaster zone to attract drones

  Drone users face hazards in disaster zones but the machines can help with humanitarian relief

• Go on, bend, punch and step on this transistor

  Built with carbon nanotubes, these electronics can be run over, hammered and laundered without harm

• Rogue drones found flying close to aircraft on the upswing

  138 pilots reported seeing drones at altitudes of up to 10,000 feet during June

• Real-life 'tricorder' brings a touch of Star Trek to medicine

  The Scanadu Scout measures vital signs and sends them to your smartphone

• Nanotech delivers clot-busting drugs to heart attack, stroke patients

  Researchers are using nanotechnology to treat heart attack and stroke victims -- a capsule containing nanoparticles that ferry what scientists call a "clot-busting" drug to ...

Features about popular science

• Over 100 years, NASA's top 5 tech advances

  NASA, and its predecessor NACA, helped develop computer chips, satellite communications and safer flight

• 5 ways to use virtual reality in the enterprise

  From connecting with customers, better showing off products and helping potential customers feel like they're trying out everything from a new car to a new ...

• HP turns to 3D printing to revive flagging fortunes

  After more than a year of speculation, HP has finally unveiled its 3D printer technology, touting an industrial machine that it claims is half as ...

• No, Google Glass isn't dead

  The accepted wisdom today among tech wags is that Google has given up on Glass. Oh, really?

• Airbnb, Uber and problems with the digital-sharing economy

  HomeAway's lawsuit against Airbnb and the Uber subprime auto loan controversy highlight an uncomfortable fact of the emerging digital-sharing economy: They're still just businesses.

• Boston's Bolt launches hardware companies

  With more than a million dollars in prototyping equipment and a wide range of expertise, Bolt helps launch hardware startups