Recompose’s Human Composting Is a Respectful, Newly Legal Death Care Option
Human composting company Recompose is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for creating a greener death care option.…
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A Male Birth Control Gel Is the Field’s Most Promising Option in Years
Scientists at the Population Council, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation…
Spaceflight Pioneer SpinLaunch Aims for Liftoff—No Rocket Fuel Required
SpinLaunch is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for seeking to build a groundbreaking centrifugal launch system that…
Pulverized Glass Is Becoming Much-Needed Sand Along Louisiana’s Coasts
Glass Half Full and Tulane University researchers are winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for recycling glass bottles and…
Just How White Can White Paint Get?
It’s common sense: When it’s hot outside, don’t put on a dark shirt—wear white instead. A team of researchers at…
AstroAccess Is Making Space for Disabled Astronauts
AstroAccess is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for pushing for universal accessibility in the space environment and…
NASA’s DART Asteroid-Smashing Mission Changed the Course of Planetary Defense
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for crashing a spacecraft into…
A Better Way to Track Polar Bears: Stick a Burr in Their Fur
Researchers at Polar Bears International, York University, and 3M are winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for developing a…
Restoring Louisiana’s Shoreline, One Glass Bottle at a Time
Louisiana’s shoreline is rapidly eroding due to sea level rise and extreme weather fueled by climate change. But a scrappy…
The Winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair
Welcome to the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair, where we’re celebrating the projects that inspired us, shook up their respective fields,…