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Nanomaterials with record hardness
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Nanomaterials with record hardness

Natalia Dubrovinskaia (University of Heidelberg, Germany) together with colleagues in Bayreuth (Germany), Paris and Grenoble (France) successfully synthesized a super ha…

December 11, 2018
Expert to go late? Wear this watch
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Expert to go late? Wear this watch

A new type of clock that uses a calendar, scheduler, GPS and wireless internet applications can help you stay on time. For those who often go late, the Just In Time watc…

December 11, 2018
Brewers know not to sell to teens
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Brewers know not to sell to teens

A Czechoslovakian company invented a smart beer brewing machine. If the customer is underage, the machine will not automatically export beer and ... return coins to gues…

December 11, 2018
Smart driverless car
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Smart driverless car

UK researchers have successfully developed an automatic model car, which could pave the way for the creation of a smart driverless vehicle.

December 11, 2018
Japan: Wheelchairs for wheelchair users
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Japan: Wheelchairs for wheelchair users

With aging population, designers are turning to robots that can help older people in their daily activities. One of those inventions was a chair that could control the v…

December 11, 2018
Improve superconductivity with carbon nanotubes
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Improve superconductivity with carbon nanotubes

Physicists from Argentina and the US have just announced that they have significantly improved the superconductivity of MgB2 alloys by doping multi-walled carbon nanotub…

December 11, 2018
The smallest scissors in the world
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The smallest scissors in the world

Japanese scientists have created the world's smallest cutting tool - molecular pullers that are light-activated. They can be used to control genes, proteins, and oth…

December 11, 2018
After the robot, now there are birds
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After the robot, now there are birds

Recently, scientists from Shandong University, China have successfully built a pigeon - robot. The bird of this machine can fly according to his command. This is the fir…

December 11, 2018
Resins are soluble in seawater
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Resins are soluble in seawater

The resin will dissolve into non-toxic substances when in seawater. It will be used to make disposables such as spatulas, forks, packages, etc., and is an environmentall…

December 11, 2018
The glass changes color as desired
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The glass changes color as desired

Just turning a small button on the glass can change the color of the glasses to any color on demand, and only in a flash. This lens is made of an electrochromic polymer…

December 11, 2018
Battery running by the road
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Battery running by the road

In the future, consumers can buy batteries that run on all kinds of sweet things, including sap and carbonated drinks. Like other batteries, new batteries incorporate fu…

December 11, 2018
Bending liquid by ... light
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Bending liquid by ... light

French and American scientists have found a way to bend and adjust the direction of the liquid only by the force of light. They used a laser beam to create a surprisingl…

December 11, 2018
Spain develops a fishing-boat system
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Spain develops a fishing-boat system

A team of Spanish researchers from Ferrol Polytechnic University has developed a special propulsion system for ships. This new system replaces conventional propellers wi…

December 11, 2018