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A piece of material is pulled and changes colour
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Material that changes colour as it stretches could be used in bandages

An obsolete photographic technique that won a Nobel prize over a century ago has been resurrected to create a novel material that changes colour when stretched

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Image printed on a flexible material

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Stretchy material could make bandages change colour when getting loose

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Bloodworm fangs

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Bloodworms have copper jaws that could inspire self-building materials

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Technology

Silkworms make fluorescent silk after eating quantum dots

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Super strong metamaterial inspired by kirigami, a variation of origami

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The construction of a kirigami-based, strong, lightweight metamaterial and its prototypes in multiple curved surfaces. The glue-free mechanical connector is in the initial and folded state of a kirigami shell. C?H) Six prototypes of kirigami metamaterial shape-morphed into various surfaces, i.e., planar, cylindrical, wave, spherical, conical, and vase-shaped.

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Light yet strong metamaterial inspired by art of paper cutting

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D413MM Roof windows under snow during winter.

Technology

Smart windows keep heat in during winter and let it out in summer

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Physics

Soft yet strong gel keeps its shape after being run over by a car

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Octopus-inspired camouflage fabric can change colour to blend in

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New plastic made from DNA is biodegradable and easy to recycle

A plastic made from DNA and vegetable oil may be the most sustainable plastic developed yet and could be used in packaging and electronic devices

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Physics

Strange quantum effect predicted 30 years ago has now been observed

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Technology

Silk modified to reflect sunlight keeps skin 12.5掳C cooler than cotton

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Self-healing plastic repairs itself in 10 seconds even under water

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Lubricant found in a beetle’s leg is more slippery than Teflon

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