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Nanotube tangles power printable batteries
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Dew-harvesting ‘web’ conjures water out of thin air
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‘Poor man’s broadband’ has a turn of speed
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Synchronised shaking connects gadgets securely
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The incredible shrinking kitchen appliances
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Earth
Mud microbes power turtle-tracking sensors
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Health
Sensitive robot knows when it has punched you
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Tiny probe gives wide-angle view of your insides
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Life
Anti-social bot invades Second Lifers’ personal space
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Cellphones team up to become smart CCTV swarm
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‘Tractor beam’ makes light work of particles
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Victorian chemistry boosts atom-scale electronics
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