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Launch of UK 'moonshot' ARIA research agency delayed until end of year

The UK government’s plans to launch an agency to fund high-risk, high-reward research have been thrown off course

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How to make your own yogurt

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Insects on Car Number Plate

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Flying insects splatting on cars have dropped by 60 per cent in UK

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Bloodworm fangs

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Bloodworms have copper jaws that could inspire self-building materials

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The FRAMe Project functional model in comparison to the Fragment A visual and the AMRP X-Ray images. The central large gear-b1 with the four arms is visible. The Fragments of the Mechanism are exhibited in National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece.

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Ancient computer may have had its clock set to 23 December 178 BC

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We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

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We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

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DJWYNK Molecular Cuisine mango jelly on white background

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How to perform the culinary technique of spherification at home

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Silkworms make fluorescent silk after eating quantum dots

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Silkworms make fluorescent silk after eating quantum dots

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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

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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

A chequerboard pattern based on kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, enables thin and light structures to support much heavier loads

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

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How to create a delicious deep-fried ice cream dessert

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How to perfectly pickle your cucumbers

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

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