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sciencealert.com > scientists-are-making-concrete-with-human-poop-and-it-gets-42-stronger

Scientists Are Making Concrete With Human Poop – And It Gets 42% Stronger

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1081+ words) Concrete is, quite literally, the foundation of the modern world. Almost every construction project in the world uses the material in some form. There's just one problem, and that's a big one: Making one of its central ingredients – cement – is…...

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sciencealert.com > scientists-discover-a-serious-problem-with-sleep-trackers

Scientists Discover a Serious Problem With Sleep Trackers

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (373+ words) If you have a bad night of sleep and wake up feeling unrefreshed, your sleep tracker may offer little indication as to why....

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sciencealert.com > scientists-built-prosthetic-skin-that-mimics-one-crucial-feature-of-pain

Scientists Built Prosthetic 'Skin' That Mimics One Crucial Feature of Pain

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (715+ words) A prosthetic limb can help people to stand, walk, or run again. But it cannot always warn them when its socket is pressing too hard against the skin of their residual limb. That matters because excessive or uneven pressure where…...

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sciencealert.com > this-simple-trick-could-finally-help-you-cut-down-on-phone-time

This Simple Trick Could Finally Help You Cut Down on Phone Time

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (620+ words) The statistics for how much of the day we spend staring at our phones make for sobering reading: Individual usage varies a lot of course, but if you're 'average' you might expect to spend six hours a day on your…...

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sciencealert.com > popular-aesthetic-treatments-promise-rejuvenation-but-the-evidence-may-tell-a-different-story

Popular Aesthetic Treatments Promise 'Rejuvenation'. But The Evidence May Tell a Different Story

4+ week, 10+ hour ago   (339+ words) Looking younger and actually making aging skin biologically younger may not be the same thing....