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Raft made of dust carries water droplets across a sea of oil

Technology

Raft made of dust carries water droplets across a sea of oil

An unlikely vessel could shuttle drops of water around microfluidic devices, giving fine control over chemical reactions

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Microscopic cage for light traps photons but lets fluids through

Technology

Microscopic cage for light traps photons but lets fluids through

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3D printed teeth to keep your mouth free of bacteria

Technology

3D printed teeth to keep your mouth free of bacteria

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Wonder stuff: Making every material you've never heard of

Technology

Wonder stuff: Making every material you've never heard of

Features

Modern-day alchemy is putting the periodic table under pressure

Earth

Modern-day alchemy is putting the periodic table under pressure

Features

Terminator-style 'skin' quickly repairs itself after a gunshot

Space

Terminator-style 'skin' quickly repairs itself after a gunshot

Regulars

Spiders sprayed with graphene or carbon nanotubes spin super silk

Life

Spiders sprayed with graphene or carbon nanotubes spin super silk

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Technology

Fabric fights off fire and water at the same time

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Liquid metal brings shape-shifting robot a step closer

Technology

Liquid metal brings shape-shifting robot a step closer

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Programmable pop-up materials can morph on command

Physics

Programmable pop-up materials can morph on command

Sheets of programmable matter can be made to pop into complex 3D shapes 100 times taller than their original thickness when heated, and could find uses in medicine

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Technology

Bulletproof graphene makes ultra-strong body armour

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Physics

Inside exotic dead stars are piles of waffles

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Technology

Springy ceramics bounce back when squeezed

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Technology

Stretchy plastics hide secret pictures

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