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A Roll of Duct Tape and Little Else Is Required for These Sticky Still Lifes

10.16.16

By Diana Shi
Tech

Feeding Graphene to Silkworms Yields Supersilk

10.10.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

This Little Jumping Cube Is Probably How The Robot Apocalypse Starts

10.03.16

By Carl Franzen
Tech

New Knitting Technique Produces Electronic Smart Fabrics at Industrial Scales

09.24.16

By Michael Byrne
Entertainment

Makeup on Paper Colors This Artist’s Celebrity Portraits

09.05.16

By Diana Shi
Tech

Engineers Develop ‘Material That Computes,’ Recognizes Images

09.03.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Crab and Shrimp Shells Could Be Used to Make Battery Parts of the Future

08.24.16

By Kate Lunau
Tech

Terminator-Like Liquid Metals Enable Elastic Electronics

08.04.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

New Chemical Assembly Process Opens Door to Atomically Thin Electronics

07.11.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Space-Inspired Designers Imagine a Jumpsuit That Turns Sweat into Drinking Water

05.27.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

New Circuit Material Can Be Stretched and Twisted Like Chewing Gum

02.29.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

How Do You Save an Elephant’s Tusk? Ask a Materials Engineer

01.28.16

By John R. Platt

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