Tech

  1. Tech

    ‘Smart’ clothes generate electricity

    Scientists in South Korea have developed a fabric that captures energy from its wearer’s motions and turns it into electricity.

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  2. Physics

    Science in Hollywood

    Audiences are getting smarter, so the makers of movies, TV shows and video games are responding by enlisting scientists to make everything on screen appear even more authentic.

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  3. Tech

    Museum app fleshes out old bones

    Museum app breathes life into skeletons. But it will need more funding to make it shine.

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  4. Tech

    Sunglasses on demand

    Plastics that conduct electricity let new color-changing sunglasses go from dark to light and back again at the tap of a switch. The shades could come in a range of colors too.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Vision-ary high tech

    New devices are being developed to improve, restore or preserve the vision of people with eye diseases, such as glaucoma and macular degeneration. One device is a telescopic contact lens than can be zoomed with a wink.

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  6. Computing

    This ‘smart’ self-cleaning keyboard is powered by you

    A new electric keyboard locks out anybody but its owner. It’s not only self-cleaning but also powered by your fingertips.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    When a part makes you whole

    New technologies allow medical experts to create remarkably detailed artificial faces. They can help restore the appearance — and the confidence and self-esteem — of patients who have suffered a disfiguring injury or disease.

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  8. Materials Science

    ‘Smart’ windows could save energy

    Tiny chemical droplets in a liquid sandwiched between panes of glass turn cloudy when they warm up. This will block some sunlight and potentially save on air conditioning bills.

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  9. Computing

    Don’t hold ’em – just fold ’em

    Scientists have designed a problem-solving process that allows a computer to win at a kind of poker. It gives a computer enough knowledge to win against any opponent — eventually.

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  10. Computing

    Virtual wounds: Computers probe healing

    To better understand how the body heals wounds, scientists have begun creating computer programs that let virtual cells fight it out. These ‘computer games’ could lead to better medicines.

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  11. Tech

    Rewritable paper: Prints with light, not ink

    Rewritable paper could save money, preserve forests and cut down on waste — and all without using any ink.

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  12. Computing

    Explainer: What is a computer model?

    Computer models use data, math and computer instructions to predict events in the real world.

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