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3D-Printing Wood that Purposefully Morphs
Wood’s tendency to warp has long been a hindrance to designers, but researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are trying to change that. Using wood-waste micro-particles (called “wood flour”) and cellulose …
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World’s First Commercial Electric Plane Passes Flight Test
After pledging to become the world’s first all-electric airline in 2019, aviation company Harbour Air has made crucial steps toward achieving that goal. Their commercial electric seaplane, De Havilland Beaver, recently completed …
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Sustainable Hydrogen-Derived Heat System Could Transform Coal Power Plants
Australian startup Star Scientific has patented a new technology that transforms hydrogen and oxygen into a superheated steam used to generate sustainable energy. Unlike other hydrogen-derived heat sources that rely on burning …
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A Battery Powered by Bacteria and Sweat
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have engineered a bacteria-based battery that can produce power from human sweat. The key to their innovation is bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens, a bacteria that can …
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Remote-Controlled Robots Could Perform Surgeries in Space
Slated to board the International Space Station in 2024, MIRA—which stands for Miniaturized In-Vivo Robotic Assistance—is a remote-controlled surgical robot created by Virtual Incision Corporation, a Nebraska-based medical technology company that recently …
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New Breath-Powered Hand Prosthetic Improves Accessibility
Rather than using conventional cables, the new Airbender prosthetic hand is powered by air. The invention, created by researchers at the University of Oxford, utilizes a purpose-built Tesla turbine that, when combined …
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New Face Mask Material Captures and Deactivates COVID Particles
Researchers have developed a new membrane-based respiratory mask that captures and deactivates the COVID-19 particles it encounters. The mask filters particles the same way N95 masks do, but the new material also …
Interview: Marcel Wanders on Design in All The Realms
The design superstar tells us about the importance of design in the physical world and in the digital space
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Scientists Hack Fruit Fly Brains to Remote Control Them
Scientists at Rice University have successfully used a remote control to operate the wings of fruit flies, after hacking into their brains. To achieve this, the researchers genetically modified flies to express …