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A surgical scalpel for surgeons
New technology

A surgical scalpel for surgeons

Russian inventors have invented new surgical knives - more durable, sharper and longer worn than existing models of scalpel tools.

December 11, 2018
Future iPhone made from cement?
New technology

Future iPhone made from cement?

A team of scientists from Japan, Finland, the US and Germany used lasers to turn liquid cement into a semiconductor form that could be used to make computer chips, or ev…

December 11, 2018
'Superman' armors
New technology

'Superman' armors

Flying in the sky in 'Ironman' armor in Hollywood movies will still be a dream. But metal frameworks help people do extraordinary things that are about to come true.

December 11, 2018
Confident with the smile of nanotechnology
New technology

Confident with the smile of nanotechnology

Researchers from Spain's Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and a private company have patented a new material for making braces.

December 11, 2018
Turn color into gold
New technology

Turn color into gold

A team of experts in the UK creates blue, red, green ingots by changing the way they absorb and reflect the light of the metal.

December 11, 2018
Automatic device to recover old phones
New technology

Automatic device to recover old phones

According to statistics in the US there are about 156 million mobile phone users, on average 15 months they will replace new phones. However, only about 3% of old phones…

December 11, 2018
Reduce car weight thanks to new welding technology
New technology

Reduce car weight thanks to new welding technology

Honda has successfully developed a new technology that allows steel to be welded to aluminum. That would help reduce the car's weight by 25%. Honda's steel-alumi…

December 11, 2018
New material captures CO2
New technology

New material captures CO2

Researchers at the University of Nottingham are developing a new spongy material called the NOTT-202a that can absorb CO2, marking a significant step forward in the crea…

December 11, 2018
Cheap fuel production by ALD method
New technology

Cheap fuel production by ALD method

Scientists working at the University of Aalto, Finland, have announced the development of a significantly cheaper ALD method to produce higher quality fuel cells.

December 11, 2018