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Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences
A metamaterial that can detect a huge array of gene fragments within 5 minutes could lead to devices for medical diagnostics or environmental monitoring
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Stretchy material could make bandages change colour when getting loose
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Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel
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Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones
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Physics
Physicists have created a new type of diamond by crushing buckyballs
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Water-absorbing material inspired by plant roots could power robots
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Self-healing plastic repairs itself in 10 seconds even under water
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Leaf-inspired material makes different liquids flow in opposite ways
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Physics
States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas
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3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity
A form of 3D-printed chain mail can alternate between being flexible and rigid as needed, meaning it could be used for more comfortable medical supports, strong but flexible military armour or even temporary bridges
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Physics
New kind of ice is so bendy it can curl and uncurl without breaking
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Lubricant found in a beetle’s leg is more slippery than Teflon
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Physics
Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water
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Your finger can feel the change of a single atom in a material
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