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Tiny sensors in your phone could be made from recycled wood

Tiny sensors in your phone could be made from recycled wood

13 July 2018

Minuscule machines that act as sensors in smartphones and other devices can be made from crystals extracted from discarded wood instead of silicon

Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds

Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds

13 July 2018

Wounds and burns could one day be treated by the material spiders use to make their webs

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