Environment
Spiders sprayed with graphene or carbon nanotubes spin super silk
High-tech forms of carbon sprayed on to spiders ended up in their silk, making it ultra-tough and raising the prospect of materials with radically new properties
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Fabric fights off fire and water at the same time
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Physics
Liquid metal brings shape-shifting robot a step closer
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Physics
Programmable pop-up materials can morph on command
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Bulletproof graphene makes ultra-strong body armour
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Physics
Inside exotic dead stars are piles of waffles
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Springy ceramics bounce back when squeezed
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Stretchy plastics hide secret pictures
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Earth
An easier way to turn plant scraps to plastics
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Physics
Colour-changing metal to yield thin, flexible displays
Nanoscale sheets of a unique alloy can take on different hues with the flick of a switch, offering a way to make full-colour displays for wearable computers
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Flower-like liquid crystal lens grows like a pearl
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Terminator 2-style liquid metal can now be 3D printed
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Twisting artificial muscle fibre made with nanotubes
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Carnivorous plant inspires super-slippery material
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