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Bent bird feathers repair themselves when soaked in water

Physics

Bent bird feathers repair themselves when soaked in water

Elastic fibres inside a feather can spring back to their original shape when soaked in water, helping it straighten even after being bent nearly in half

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Grape skins and stems can be turned into a greener plastic

Physics

Grape skins and stems can be turned into a greener plastic

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roaming free

Physics

Upend atom! We've found a whole new way of doing chemistry

Features

Alan Turing inspired a faster way to make seawater drinkable

Physics

Alan Turing inspired a faster way to make seawater drinkable

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Laser-sticker contacts could let you shoot beams from your eyes

Physics

Laser-sticker contacts could let you shoot beams from your eyes

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Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

Space

Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

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Dragonfly wing

Physics

Superlight aerogel made by mimicking a baby dragonfly’s wings

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Poking tiny dents into solar panels makes them work better

Physics

Poking tiny dents into solar panels makes them work better

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Super-tough diamonds have been made bendy and springy

Physics

Super-tough diamonds have been made bendy and springy

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Old SIM cards are good as gold

Physics

Ultrasonic micro-explosions can harvest gold from old SIM cards

We waste $22 billion in gold from electronics that are tossed out instead of recycled. A new technique uses ultrasound to harvest that precious metal from SIM cards

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Physics

Sticky yet slick material pulls water from foggy or humid air

News

Physics

Fresh water can pull stains out of fabric with an electric field

News

Physics

Eco-friendly nanowood is a super strong and recyclable styrofoam

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Earth

Green is the new black: Redesigning clothes to save the planet

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