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Bunnies draped in fake polar bear fur are both cosy and stealthy

Physics

Bunnies draped in fake polar bear fur are both cosy and stealthy

A warm fabric made of freeze-dried liquid silk mimics polar bear fur, making rabbits invisible to infrared cameras. It could do the same for humans

News

Electric eel-inspired batteries could power life-long pacemakers

Technology

Electric eel-inspired batteries could power life-long pacemakers

News

How a bat’s hairy tongue lets it suck up nectar like a sponge

Physics

How a bat’s hairy tongue lets it suck up nectar like a sponge

News

sand

Earth

We all need to take our heads out of the sand

Leader

rubbish mountain

Life

China's plan to stop recycling the world's rubbish may backfire

Analysis

A 'magic number' of people walking across a bridge makes it sway

Physics

A 'magic number' of people walking across a bridge makes it sway

News

Mussels

Life

Mussel-inspired plastic could make self-repairing body armour

News

Shape-shifting origami robot swaps bodies to roll, swim or walk

Technology

Shape-shifting origami robot swaps bodies to roll, swim or walk

News

whisky bottles

Technology

Fighting fakery: How to make products immune to counterfeiting

Features

Dual image

Technology

Two-colour pixels let you draw pair of images in the same space

Pixels created with pinholes in aluminium can change colour under different light, which may be useful for fighting forgeries and for storing data

News

Technology

Plastic cubes injected into the body could replace booster shots

News

Atomic assembly lines are a small victory for chemists

Leader

Technology

Atomic Legoland: How to build wonder stuff from the atom up

Features

Space

Science fiction picks: Time for a reality check

Culture

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