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A silkworm weaving chrysalis with its silk

Technology

Metal-enriched silkworm silk is one of the strongest materials ever

Standard silkworm silk has been made stronger than spider’s silk, one of the toughest materials known, by bathing it with metals and respinning it

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Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

Health

Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

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Image printed on a flexible material

Technology

Stretchy material could make bandages change colour when getting loose

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Wood for recycling

Technology

Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel

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PWBMC4 Multi-coloured biodegradable and compostable paper straws in a cafe in London, UK

Technology

Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones

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Three cloudy mineral rocks are set against a black background

Physics

Physicists have created a new type of diamond by crushing buckyballs

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Hydrilla, view of the leaf surface

Technology

Water-absorbing material inspired by plant roots could power robots

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Scuba diver silhouetted under water

Technology

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

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A surface with 3D ratchet structures and Auricaria leaf

Technology

Leaf-inspired material makes different liquids flow in opposite ways

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States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

Physics

States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

From time crystals to supersolids, we keep discovering extraordinary new kinds of matter – now the true challenge is being able to predict what we'll find next

Features

Technology

3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity

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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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