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Super strong metamaterial inspired by kirigami, a variation of origami

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Super strong metamaterial inspired by kirigami, a variation of origami

A metamaterial inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, can support nearly 3000 times its own weight

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The construction of a kirigami-based, strong, lightweight metamaterial and its prototypes in multiple curved surfaces. The glue-free mechanical connector is in the initial and folded state of a kirigami shell. C?H) Six prototypes of kirigami metamaterial shape-morphed into various surfaces, i.e., planar, cylindrical, wave, spherical, conical, and vase-shaped.

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Light yet strong metamaterial inspired by art of paper cutting

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Science needs to address its imagination problem - lives depend on it

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Deep-fried ice cream with caramel sauce

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Homemade Cucumber Pickles in Jars

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How to perfectly pickle your cucumbers

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PWBMC4 Multi-coloured biodegradable and compostable paper straws in a cafe in London, UK

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Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones

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D413MM Roof windows under snow during winter.

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Smart windows keep heat in during winter and let it out in summer

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S0J9ED Cascade hops fresh off of the vine.

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How climate change is shaking up the hops that give beer its flavour

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Hiroshi Ezura, a professor of genetic engineering at the University of Tsukuba, with his genome edited tomato plant (Naoki Shoji).

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2021 in review: CRISPR-edited food goes on sale to public

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Mary Robinette Kowal: An exclusive short story for Â鶹´«Ã½

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Mary Robinette Kowal: An exclusive short story for Â鶹´«Ã½

A pianist faces a difficult choice when it comes to playing a new piece, in By the Pricking of My Robotic Thumbs, a short story by Hugo and Nebula-award winning author Mary Robinette Kowal

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Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost

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The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

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Kenneth Libbrecht interview: A grand unified theory of snowflakes

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We’ll never understand the universe while we’re drowning in admin

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