Understanding Silk for New High-tech Materials

New ways of understanding silk are setting the stage for many new uses of this ancient material.
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Graphene Bubbles Create Huge Pseudo-Magnetic Field

This is exciting news. A way to control electrons at the nanoscale.

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Artificial St. Elmo's Fire Created

Scientists are now able to create St. Elmo's Fire and ball lighning.
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New hope for combating AIDS!

A new gel has been developed that reduces the infection rate by up to 54%.
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Plane Lands Like a Bird

MIT has developed a plane that lands like a bird.
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Heat into Electricity

MIT has a new way to turn waste heat into electrical power.
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Robot Controlled by Human Brainwaves

Getting Closer to 3D Virtual Reality