Health
Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches
Most flesh wounds are repaired with sutures, but they cause extra damage to the skin. A bandage made of silk and gold, sealed with laser light, could solve that
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Physics
Artificial muscles and prosthetics could be made of gel-infused wood
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Physics
Self-healing graphene could make robots that fix themselves with water
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Physics
Tiny sensors in your phone could be made from recycled wood
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Physics
Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds
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Physics
Solar-powered nanotech could automatically defrost your car
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Physics
Strange spaghetti crystals shrink when hot and wet
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Physics
Smart solar windows could power your home and also keep it cool
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Physics
Rare-earth material lights up with a message when stretched
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Technology
US Army has made a plastic bandage that swells to patch wounds
Most soldiers who die from potentially survival wounds suffer from uncontrolled bleeding. The US Army developed a bandage material that can seal wounds faster and more effectively
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Physics
Stealth sheets can make you appear invisible to infrared cameras
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Physics
Watch a 3D-printed magnetic critter fold and move all by itself
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Environment
Vegan-friendly fashion is actually bad for the environment
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Environment
Bent bird feathers repair themselves when soaked in water
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