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A strange new type of crystal is made of fluid tied into knots

Physics

A strange new type of crystal is made of fluid tied into knots

Weird liquid knots can self-assemble into crystals that are tough to untie, which could make for screens that use less energy to store and display information

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magnifying glass

Technology

Coated paper holds secret messages that can be erased with a hairdryer

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A hat that zaps the scalp with electricity helps reverse male balding

Health

A hat that zaps the scalp with electricity helps reverse male balding

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The Urbach Tower

Technology

Tall twisting tower is made from wood that shapes itself as it dries

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Man with tent at night

Technology

Generator that runs on heat escaping to the sky can charge phones

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a cross section of the modified wood

Physics

A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable

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Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive

Space

Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive

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An artificial limb is driven by two fiber-based muscles actuated via a heat gun.

Technology

Superstrong artificial muscle can lift 1000 times its own weight

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Armoured droplets

Technology

Armoured liquid droplets make mini disco balls, letters and shapes

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Bread

Environment

Packaging-free shops may tackle plastic but risk increasing food waste

Shops that let you bring your own containers aim to tackle the plastic packaging scourge, but they may not be the perfect solution

Insight

Technology

A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

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Technology

Shatterproof phone screens could be made from seashell-like glass

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People in Science

Marie Paulze Lavoisier

Definition

Second law of thermodynamics