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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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We may soon find out: NASA just gave Systems & Materials Research Corporation a six-month, $125,000 grant to develop a working prototype of a food synthesizer.
A study of participant data from the citizen science project GLOBE at Night shows that on average, people's observations of artificial night sky brightness were surprisingly accurate compared with satellites.
The Environmental Defense Fund's Jamie Workman says that suppressing natural forest fires has resulted in a surplus of trees that deprive humans and animals of water and habitat space. His solution: Get out the chain saw.
Silicon trunks and titanium oxide branches mimic the process of photosynthesis by converting sunlight into hydrogen and oxygen, both of which can then be used to power fuel cells.
When both fresh and salty water sources are considered, the US could grow enough algae for up to 25 billion gallons' worth of biofuel, enough to cover one month of the country's yearly fuel needs.
A new paper outlines the problems involved in relocating communities that are losing their land to climate change, and warns that other coastal areas could find themselves in the same position.
Scientists at USC believe "Ellie," a combination of sensors and software, could possibly revolutionize talk therapy by giving human therapists information on patient biometrics.