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flexible ice

Physics

New kind of ice is so bendy it can curl and uncurl without breaking

A single ice crystal formed into a thin strand can bend almost into a circle and then snap back into its original shape, making it the most elastic form of water ice ever made

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Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

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Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

Physics

Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

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Glass bridge

Technology

Should you worry about glass bridges after one shattered in China?

Analysis

Pile of old computers

Environment

The EU may make recycling e-waste a legal requirement – will it work?

Analysis

Your finger can feel the change of a single atom in a material

Physics

Your finger can feel the change of a single atom in a material

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British legal deeds were once written on sheepskin to prevent fraud

Humans

British legal deeds were once written on sheepskin to prevent fraud

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Human musculature

Technology

Soft gel could power robot muscles that grow stronger with a workout

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Physicists finally worked out why ice is slippery after 150 years

Physics

Physicists finally worked out why ice is slippery after 150 years

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window

Technology

Wood can easily be turned transparent to make energy-saving windows

Glass windows are notoriously bad at keeping buildings insulated, and a simple new process for making sturdy transparent wood could provide a solution

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Physics

The superconductor breakthrough that could mean an energy revolution

Features

Technology

Chemical that makes chilli peppers spicy boosts solar panel cells

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Physics

First room-temperature superconductor could spark energy revolution

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Physics

Watch a toy boat float upside down in a levitating puddle

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