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Corkscrew Robot
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Corkscrew Robot
Researchers designed a tiny corkscrew tail for this robot.
Bee Toxin
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Bee Toxin
The microscopic nanodevices are designed to carry the bee toxin safely through the body.
Invisibility Cloak
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Invisibility Cloak
Researchers are bending microwaves to make an invisibility cloak device from radar.
Jellyfish
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Jellyfish
These buoys can move through the ocean for months with little more than a battery.
Shape Memory Alloys
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Shape Memory Alloys
These metals "remember" their original shape and revert to it when heated.
Bird Wings
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Bird Wings
Some day shape memory alloys could help build airplane wings that bend.
Pizza Transistor
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Pizza Transistor
Researchers are using nano-wires to cram more transitors into a computer chip.
Wheat Straw Plastic
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Wheat Straw Plastic
A car company is reducing petroleum use by using wheat straw in their plastic.
Solar Leaves
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Solar Leaves
These solar "leaves" can produce more electricity than traditional solar panels.
Oobleck
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Oobleck
Non-newtonian fluids are like a liquid and solid in one.
Magnetic Oobleck
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Magnetic Oobleck
This fluid becomes more like a solid when a magnetic field is applied.
The Making of a Cloud Old
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The Making of a Cloud Old
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