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Potato Plant
The Potato Plant And How To Plant Them
By: Eva Huang, Journalist
Have you ever wondered what the potato plant is, and how to grow it? Probably not.. but here it is anyways.
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Pros and Cons of Hydroelectric Energy
Pros and Cons of Hydroelectric Energy
By: Laith Kassim, Journalist
Hydroelectric plants work by falling water turning turbines, which produced mechanical energy, and the generator then convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy, which can then be stored and supplied to the public. Hydroelectric energy is used all around the world, and is the most used form of renewable energy. While hydroelectricity has its pros, like being a clean source of energy, there are also negative sides to look at.
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Wind Turbines: Pros and Cons
Wind Turbines: Pros and Cons
By: Laith Kassim, Journalist
A wind turbine is a piece of machinery, typically between 60 and 120 meters tall. Wind turbines have 3 large metal blades that spin and are connected to a drive shaft which turns the generator, thus creating electricity. Wind turbines can be connected to a power grid and can supply electricity to wherever it is needed. Wind energy is fully renewable, like solar, which means it is replenished at a higher rate than it is used.
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Arkansas: America’s New Battery Capital
By: Rory Peterson, Journalist
Arkansas. A mid-sized, middle-class state. Not a very well-known state to most, but that might soon change. That's because lithium, a metal key in making reusable batteries for EVs, phones, laptops, and many other items was discovered in huge amounts in the state.
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The American Chestnut Blight
By: Emma Huang, Journalist
Mature American Chestnut trees used to be everywhere. Now, if you go looking, you might find a mature chestnut tree, but almost all of those trees are either imported or are a hybrid. How could one of the most common trees of America be wiped out so utterly and completely?
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School Bathrooms Are A Problem
School Bathrooms Are A Problem
By: Kyle Mcpherson and Journalist
Bathrooms don't have any safety at all, The poor cleaning of bathrooms cause bactiera, and other sort of stuff to build up and cause harmful diseases. Its a problem for childrien as they can get sick easily from this
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Urbanization Has Many Major Problems
Urbanization Has Many Major Problems
By: Hamidou Tall, Journalist
Urbanization is when a population mostly shifts to an urban area. In this article you will learn about the problems that urbanization really has.
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The Best and Worst Renewable Energy Sources
The Best and Worst Renewable Energy Sources
By: Mercer Tomasino, Journalist
We have all heard about renewable energy, like solar and wind, but are any of the different energy sources functional enough to use in our society? Or are they just new ways to create electricity that will never fully be eliminating pollution and extra greenhouse gasses? 
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World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Wheel Loader
By: Kirin Hanson, Journalist
The company Liebherr says that they have created the first ever hydrogen-powered wheel loader, which they plan to be a part of their pilot project in the Kanzelstein quarry in Gratkorn, Austria. The pilot project shows that even in areas where it is hard to reduce emissions it is still possible. Using solar, water, and wind energy can progress Austria's goal of climate neutrality.
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Flashbang
How Flashbangs Work
By: Eva Huang, Journalist
Flashbangs, AKA a stun grenade, is a non-lethal type of weapon made to incapacitate it's targets.
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iPhone 16 vs iPhone 15
By: Preston Wichert, Journalist
What are the differences between the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 15? For starters the iPhone 16 measures in at 5.89 inches tall, 2.81 inches wide, 0.32 inches deep and weighs 7.03 ounces.
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The Best 1000 Dollar Gaming PC Build
By: Preston Wichert, Journalist
What is the best 1000 dollar gaming PC that you can build? To start we are going to need a processor.
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The Science Behind Animation
By: Noelia Guevara, Journalist
Animation is kinda in every show/movie u see on television. Lets take the movie "The Polar Express". The director had draw the animations on a piece of paper step by step. Then once they were done with that they had to put it on a thing so they can see what it looks like all together.
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From Canned Food to Fresh Pizza: The Evoluton of School Food
By: Kyle Mcpherson, Journalist
When you think of school food, you think of things such as pizza, chicken pattys or even meatballs. But what if you went 100 years back, what would school food be like? and how would the enivorment and the food change.
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PlayStation 5's Made?
PlayStation 5’s Made?
By: Emerson Argueta, Journalist
When you want to change a PlayStation 5 you can custom make it into the design you like or change the colors,
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The Future of IPhone’s
By: Cesar Marin, Journalist
Iphones have changed over the year, and begin to start changing over the world, and how they are constructed as IPhones for the next generation. how can Iphones change to the next generation? because of technology.
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Evolution of Glasses
By: Cesar Marin, Journalist
Glasses have been in their lifetime for so many years, since around 1268-1300, but how have they evolved? The inventor of glasses, Salvino D'Armati. found out glasses making two magnifying glasses reading stone, joined by a hinge that rested on the bridge of the nose. 
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Geforce RTX 4090
Geforce RTX 4090
By: Wassim Chaou, Journalist
The GPU is operating at a frequency of 2235 MHz, which can be boosted up to 2520 MHz, memory is running at 1313 MHz 21 Gbps effective.The AD102 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 609 mm² and 76,300 million transistors.
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Why You Should Think Twice Before Riding in a Waymo Taxi
Why You Should Think Twice Before Riding in a Waymo Taxi
By: Kimberly Rivera, Journalist
While Waymo and other autonomous taxis represent exciting advancements in technology, there are valid reasons for individuals to think twice before using them. Safety concerns, ethical dilemmas, privacy risks and  job displacement  all contribute to the growing skepticism around autonomous vehicles.
LaFerrari
LaFerrari
By: Ian Ragsdale, Journalist
Learn about this crazy super car.
What's Special About the Tesla?
What’s Special About the Tesla?
By: Cesar Marin, Journalist
Cars have been in their lifetime for a very long time. ever since cars were invented everybody found them very helpful but the new ages another car was invented and it is the Tesla and how is it special to new generation and how it will impact for the future.
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Tesla Model Y’s Structure
By: Emerson Rodas Bermudez, Journalist
The Tesla model Y uses uberturbine-wheels. This provides maximum safety, performance and control in all winter driving conditions. The Tesla Model Y runs 331 miles until dead battery while the 2025 Corolla Hybird runs exactly 300 miles until dead battery. This makes the Tesla a bit more lasting than Toyota.
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The Evolution Of Cars
By: Joe Rojas Perez, Journalist
The first cars were powered by steam which for years has powered trains. Although steam powered vehicles take a long time to start and their distance was limited.
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Toyota Supra’s Structure
By: Emerson Rodas Bermudez, Journalist
This car use the 2JZ motor connected with twin turbo 3.0 litre-straight 6 engine with 320 horsepower. This car was used for street racing back in 2010 with amazing victories leaving others behind. The Toyota Supra has decrease their product since it started to get old.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Splashdown
By: Maximiliano Quinteros, Journalist

What is SpaceX Crew 8 splashdown? Space X's Crew-8 is preparing to return to Earth this Friday with a parachute-assisted splashdown after spending around seven months in space. The crew will depend...

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The New SpaceX Starship Launch
By: Laith Kassim, Journalist
On October 13th, 2024, SpaceX launched the fifth test flight of the Starship. Towering at almost 400 feet tall, Starship is made of two components: the Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy rocket. The Super Heavy rocket is about 230 feet tall, while the Starship rocket is about 160 feet tall. The purpose of  Starship is to soon carry crew and cargo to the Moon, and eventually Mars.
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Neil Armstrong, Soldier, Engineer, Astronaut
By: Zouli Alexandratos, Journalist
Neil Armstrong landed on the moon on 7/20/69, saying the quote "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". He was the first person to ever step foot on the moon.
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NASA'S IMAP
NASA’S IMAP
By: Hamidou Tall, Journalist

What is IMAP? IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe)  will help solve a major question about space: how cosmic rays are filtered by the heliosphere. These particles may pose a risk to astronauts,...

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Gravity Can Exist Without Mass and Dark Matter Could Be Non-Existent
By: Miles Kowalewski, Journilist
For decades, this explanation has supported the existence of the hypothetical dark matter. However, a new study says that gravity can exist even without mass, potentially getting rid of the need for dark matter altogether. This one-of-a-kind theory “is in turn driven by my frustration with the status quo, namely the notion of dark matter’s existence despite the lack of any direct evidence for a whole century,” Richard Lieu, study author and a distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville said.
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How 3d Printing Could Help Us Settle On The Moon
By: Joe Rojas Perez, Journalist
3D printing can do a lot of things, but recently nasa has said that they could use 3d to help us settle on the moon.
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission
By: Kawa Gyatso, Journalist
Firefly’s first Blue Ghost mission, "Ghost Riders in the Sky," is set to deliver ten scientific instruments to the Moon under NASA’s CLPS initiative.
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Voyager 1 Shows The Future Of Space Exploration
Voyager 1 Shows The Future Of Space Exploration
By: Aidan Seguin, Journalist
NASA launched Voyager 1 in 1977 and has already outlived expectations, but the space agency hopes to continue receiving data from the probe until at least 2030.
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Galileo To ACS3: How NASA’s Solar Sails Could Change Future Space Travel
By: Taylor Kong, Journalist
NASA's work with solar sails could change how we travel in space. Instead of using traditional fuel, solar sails use large, shiny sails that catch sunlight to propel them forward.
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Perspective, Space. “Artist's Illustration of Space Perspective's Balloon-Borne Spaceship Neptune High above Earth.” Space, 18 June 2020, www.space.com/space-perspective-stratosphere-balloon-tourism-flights.html. Accessed 22 Nov. 2021.
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser
By: Kawa Gyatso, Journalist
Sierra Space has crafted the Dream Chaser, a new innovative and generational spacecraft that will transport cargo and humans into the LEO (low-earth orbit) zone.
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The International Space Station
By: Basheir Khalid, Journalist
The International Space Station (ISS) is a remarkable achievement in space exploration. It is a large spacecraft that orbits the Earth and provides a unique environment for scientific research. The ISS is the result of collaboration between multiple countries, including the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe, and Canada.
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Cleaning Up Outer Space
Cleaning Up Outer Space
By: Liam Daquioag, Journalist
Humanity has a big problem with littering. Learn more on how space is turning into a junkyard, and how we can fix it.
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Transforming Healthcare: The Role of Medical Robots in Diagnosis, Surgery, and Patient Care
Transforming Healthcare: The Role of Medical Robots in Diagnosis, Surgery, and Patient Care
By: Esah Sheikh, Journalist
Throughout the years, the field of medical robots has made significant strides, showing a different way on how healthcare is delivered. They are enabling healthcare to a different level by providing precision, efficiency, and consistent in medical procedures.
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering
By: Samary Velasquez, journalist
They create and leverage powerful software and technologies to analyze and improve how organizations design, build...
Rise Of The Robot Submarine: The Next Big Thing In Naval Warfare
Rise Of The Robot Submarine: The Next Big Thing In Naval Warfare
By: Taylor kong, Journalist
Robot submarines use advanced technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and powerful sensors.
How Drones Improve Agriculture
How Drones Improve Agriculture
By: Ben Wandow, Journalist
Drones, once primarily associated with aerial photography and hobbyists, have found a significant new application in the realm of agriculture. These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are revolutionizing farming practices by offering farmers unprecedented insights into their crops and land.
Agriculture Drones Change Farming
Agriculture Drones Change Farming
By: Brandon Haase, Journalist
Farming has always been a big part of human history, it is time that it caught up with the modern world. Using drones to plant, water, and harvest crops helps people do less work with a bigger reward.
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United States Military Robot Dogs
By: Kirin Hanson, Journalist
On September 18 2024, the United States military has sent at least one robot dog with an artificial intelligence turret to the Middle East in order to test its ability to counter drones. They also said that they were just testing the possibilities for combat in the future.
How Delivery Robots Can Transform The World
By: Kimberly Rivera, Journalist
A Robotic Future with Human Benefits Delivery robots represent a new wave of technological innovation that has the potential to positively impact nearly every aspect of society. From reducing carbon footprints to providing greater access to essential goods, these machines offer practical solutions for some of the most pressing challenges we face today.
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ElliQ – The Robot To Cure Loneliness
By: Vaibhav Saravanan, Journalist
Loneliness can have lasting effects on our mental and physical health. ElliQ might be the solution to loneliness.
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Telesurgery’s Protection of Surgeons
By: Clara Steffens, Journalist
Surgery is hard, and surgeons make lots of mistakes. What if there was a way we could prevent mistakes in surgical procedures?
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WIRobotics’ WIM
By: Clara Steffens, Journalist
Imagine walking and exercising in a way that engages all of your muscles! Exercising easily and gaits fixed!
"The Matrix" Solves the Mystery of Life
“The Matrix” Solves the Mystery of Life
By: Pranav Sharma, Journalist
Seneca once said, "We suffer more in imagination than in reality." In The Matrix, this seems to be true more than anything.
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Why Humanoid Robots are NOT the Future
By: Jiaxiang Xie, Journalist
As robots are getting progressively more and more advanced, it's not long before we are advanced enough to build humanoid robots, as Elon Musk and Boston Dynamics have already been working on their humanoid robots for years.
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Automation
What Goes Into Creating A Video Game
By: Vaibhav Saravanan, Journalist
Video games are a popular pastime for many people. While most of us have played them, have you ever wondered what goes into creating a video game?
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Automation
iPhone 16
By: Aiden Fanueli, Journalist
The iphone 16 came out in September 2024 and comes with new features that the iphone 15 did not have such as longer lasting batteries, the all new camera control, and Apple Intelligence.
What Is VAR And What Is It For
Automation
What Is VAR And What Is It For
By: Zablon Worede, Journalist

The Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) is a match official who reviews on-field decisions with video footage and advises the Referee in a tough...

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Automation
How Microwaves Unlock Power Of Uncontrollable Diamond Qubits In Quantum Leap
By: Grayson Matlis, Journalist
Have you ever heard about how microwaves can help unlock the power of diamond qubits? It’s pretty cool! So, there are these tiny things called qubits that are like super small parts of atoms. Scientists are figuring out how to control them to make really powerful computers. But the problem is, qubits can be kind of wild and hard to control.
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Cars, Trucks, Etc.
Ferrari SF90 Stradal
By: Wassim Chaou, Journalist
The car's name combines all the features of the true importance of all that has been accomplished or gained with effort in terms of performance. The burning something inside engine, gearbox, turbo-charged air, electrical storage device pack and electric motors, the inverters and charging systems and brakes all need cooling.
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Automation
AI are the Teachers of the Future
By: Brandon Haase, Journalist

Introduction As technology advances, artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize education, positioning itself as the future teacher....

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Living Among The Stars
By: Aiden Fanueli, Journalist
Have you ever thought about how astronauts live in space and how their habitat is engineered to support their lives? Currently, the International Space Station has housed astronauts since 2000.
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Automation
Autonomous Vehicles: The Pros and Cons
By: Mercer Tomasino, Journalist
As technologies have advanced, we have found ways to make our everyday lives easier and easier. However, now that the newest technology has hit the scene (AI) we may have to wait and assess the risks before pushing the button.
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The Aurora Driver Revolutionizing The Future Of Freight Transportation
By: Aiden Fanueli, Journalist
The Aurora Driver Founded in 2017 to make long haul trucking faster quicker, and cheaper. They use lider, radar, and cameras in their senior pods to give the Aurora Driver a 360 view of its environment.
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Automation
How AI is Impacting Our Modern-Day Elections
By: Sofie Schopfer, Journalist
When it comes to AI, not everything you see is true. In the case of elections, misuse of AI is rapidly becoming a problem, spreading misinformation and strengthening voter distrust.
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Automation
How The Flipper Zero Has Revolutionized Hacking
By: Zablon Worede, Journalist
The Flipper Zero is gaining attention in the world of cyber security with its functionality and putting many hacking devices into one portable easy-to-use device.
AI:Machines Are Thinking
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AI:Machines Are Thinking
By: Joe Rojas Perez, journalist
People are getting more and more worried about AI getting more advanced and taking over and "enslaving us" or doing something worse. The thing that they are afraid of is called "artificial intelligence"  its like the evil AI like from the terminator, the main idea of this is that they gain consciousness not just being really good at chess and math.
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