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The gelatinous glop could be the key to everything from bio-inspired kevlar to shark defense for divers
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A number of researchers are developing tools to defuse or detonate land mines without harming civilians
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Director Greg MacGillivray's latest documentary premieres at the National Air and Space Museum
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Fulcrum BioEnergy wants to divert trash from landfills and create cheap green energy
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Henry David Thoreau's famed retreat gets pixelated
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An archaeological VR company wants to show you what ruins looked like before they were, well, ruins
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Shipbuilding companies are experimenting with self-driving, remotely-operated and crewless vessels
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While a new device's flapping leaves can generate a lot of energy, extracting it is far from a breeze
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A little gadget could make you look smart, rich, and tech-savvy—all without necessarily fulfilling its real function
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By using radio frequency technology, it can prepare all the components of a dinner, at the same time, just right
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Students with chronic illness often get only a few hours of education a week. Telepresence robots could let them participate fully
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American slaves couldn't hold property, including patents on their own inventions. But that didn't stop black Americans from innovating in our country
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Fred Parietti, CEO and cofounder of Multiply Labs, wants personalized nutritional supplements to start a whole new movement
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Releasing a chapter at a time, Radish could have us binge reading romance and mystery novels
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Well, it may not replace bees. But it's a fun project nonetheless
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By cutting out the middleman, this startup is aiming for better bouquets and a greener flower industry
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A new study shows that a remote specialist can be just as effective at reporting a comatose patient's condition than a medical professional in the room
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Persistent mouth-stink has been dousing the flames of passion for millennia. Why haven’t we come up with a cure?
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The DragonflEye project equips the insects with solar-powered backpacks that control their flight
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You probably never thought of the perennials as inventions, have you?
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