Erin Biba

Erin Biba is a freelance journalist and fact checker who writes about science for publications such as BBC, Popular Science, and Scientific American.

BRILLIANT

How to Convert Earth’s Plastic Pandemic Into Fuel

Our world is drowning in plastic waste—but these scientists think they have a way to turn all those empty water bottles into a fuel source.

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BUZZ

Scientists Figured Out How to Make a Better Antibiotic

What if our immune system never got resistant to antibiotics?

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TOOTHSOME

These Magnetic Microbots Will Scrub Your Teeth Clean

‘They can be swarmed to work like a Roomba, you can program them to move in specific movements and locomotion to create scrubbing.’

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SAFE SPARKLES

Your Glitter Obsession Is Killing the Environment

Glitter, like all microplastics, is disastrous for the environment. What if there was a greener way to glow?

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SANITATION SOLUTIONS

A Toilet That Vaporizes Your Poo

The Gates Foundation is working on new types of sanitation systems for parts of the world that can’t afford modern upgrades—including a toilet that zaps waste right at home.

Erin Biba

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How to Convert Earth’s Plastic Pandemic Into Fuel

Scientists Figured Out How to Make a Better Antibiotic

These Magnetic Microbots Will Scrub Your Teeth Clean

Your Glitter Obsession Is Killing the Environment

A Toilet That Vaporizes Your Poo

When You Eat This Mini Robot, It Crawls Around Your Organs

This Toilet Will Predict if You’ll Have Heart Failure

In the Future, Your Clothes Will Warn You of Dangerous Gases

Coming to an ER Near You: Slug Slime

Can Flying Cars Help Save the Planet?