Tech

  1. Tech

    These robots quickly swap ‘origami’ jackets — and tasks

    Quick-change origami wardrobes help robots change their shape — and skills.

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  2. Archaeology

    Fiery tests suggest gooey tech by Neandertals

    Neandertals could have used simple methods and handy materials to make tar. It would have helped them glue their tools together.

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  3. Materials Science

    U.S. Army is developing high-tech underwear

    A new fabric could warm the skin of active soldiers in cold climates. At the same time, it could soak away sweat that might otherwise cause chills.

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  4. Tech

    Is weather control a dream or nightmare?

    Weather control is largely fiction for now, although people are unintentionally changing their weather. And that might not be a good thing.

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  5. Tech

    Social networks can learn about you through your friends

    Social networks can gather information from users that let them create “shadow profiles” of others — even people not on the network.

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  6. Tech

    Scientists Say: Radar

    This is a system used to detect objects large and small. It works by sending out radio waves and waiting for them to bounce back.

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  7. Chemistry

    Super-chilled imaging technique brings its developers the Nobel Prize in chemistry

    Three men who helped develop a super-high-resolution imaging technique for proteins, viruses and more received the 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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  8. Computing

    Video games level up life skills

    A new study shows that playing video games can sharpen important life skills, including communication, adaptability and resourcefulness.

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  9. Tech

    Spying on brains in action

    New tools let scientists see inside the brain and nervous system as their research subjects move around.

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  10. Physics

    The quantum world is mind-bogglingly weird

    At the smallest scales, particles are ghostly and ill-behaved. No one understands them, but that doesn’t keep scientists from trying.

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  11. Animals

    Three simple rules guide fire ants in building towers

    Fire ants build towers of ants to protect themselves during a flood. New research reveals the simple rules that guide how they do this, no foreman needed.

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  12. Tech

    Meet the world’s smallest monster trucks

    These DNA-scale nano-vehicles surprised chemists. The bonds that hold their atomic building blocks in place grip the wheels more strongly than anyone had expected.

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