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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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A recent study showed that people who spend most of their days under some form of artificial light can reset their internal clocks to match the sun's cycle after only a week out in nature.
Singapore's JWT creative agency collaborated with Swiss fragrance company Givaudan to create "smell kits" that, when given to Alzheimer's and dementia patients, help them remember younger, better days.
Harvard researchers took inspiration from the cooling ability of skin for their microfluidic circulatory system, which can save energy and lower air-conditioning bills.
The company is conducting internal testing on a Google Now local news "card" that will push geographically relevant information to help users get to know their neighborhood better.
Researchers at Spain's Universitat Jaume I are working on a technique that collects several different images of a person's silhouette in motion and builds a unique "gait signature."
Microbiology students at Penn State-Erie treated the handles with a silver-based compound and found that they successfully killed bacteria transferred to them from a person's hand.
A new paper claims that even if all global carbon emissions stopped tomorrow, it would take time for the world's temperature to normalize, by which time sea levels will have already risen over some coastal areas.
The area historically believed to be the home of Adam and Eve has been restored to its original marshland, 20 years after Saddam Hussein's infrastructure projects turned it into a desert.
Earlier this month, the Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act was introduced as a bill in Congress, proposing that the spot where the Apollo 11 team landed be made a national park. Reactions range from ridicule to enthusiasm.
For the first time, astronauts were able to operate a space vehicle in California from their seats aboard the International Space Station. The feat opens up new possibilities for remote planetary exploration.
In case you were holding out any hope: Students at the University of Leicester have calculated exactly how long it would take to teleport a human from Earth to a point in circular orbit. The short answer: A really, really, really long time.
At this week's Black Hat conference, security expert Fran Brown plans to demonstrate technology that can clone any passive RFID badge within a three-foot radius.
Influenced by a study showing that "range anxiety" was a big barrier between consumers and electric cars, the German automaker decided to make sharing of a traditional car available for long trips.
Despite the growing number of mobile payment technologies available, and the uptick in users in both Europe and Japan, many Americans are either unaware of them or concerned about their security.
Partners HealthCare's new system may be one of the first in the nation to wirelessly populate official electronic health records with data collected by an increasing number of remote home monitoring devices.
Veebot's automated system can correctly locate a suitable vein about 83 percent of the time, which makes it about as good as a human technician. The company is shooting for 90 percent accuracy before beginning clinical trials.
University of California-San Diego researchers have created a wearable biosensor that measures lactate levels in sweat in real time. Future iterations could transmit data to a smartphone app via Bluetooth.
Ford engineer Zach Nelson's 21st-century creation combines hardware and software to let the newbie driver know when it's time to shift gears.
Starting this fall, the PreCheck program -- which basically expedites participating members through airport security -- will be open to any US citizen who's willing to pay $85 and endure a detailed application process.
The sensor knows: Taiwanese researchers have created a prototype of an implantable device that may one day give dentists and others insights on patients' oral habits and hygiene.