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Tech
‘Print’ almost anything
3-D printers allow people to build almost anything they can imagine — from toys to food, buildings to body parts.
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Computing
A switch for a living computer
Scientists are finding that computer parts can also be built from DNA.
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Chemistry
Building a better battery
Researchers develop a way to make batteries that hold more charge and don’t weaken with age.
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Tech
Teens seek invention protection
Increasingly, young researchers seek patents to defend their innovations against theft.
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Tech
Supertiny satellites launched
Researchers are building simple, miniature satellites to bring down their costs and expand their availability.
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Tech
Quake, quake, go away
French engineers report success in the first test of an underground seismic shield.
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Animals
Feeling the invisible
Sensor wired into a rat’s brain lets it detect light it can’t see.
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Computing
Genetic memory
DNA is a chemical blueprint that effectively instructs cells on how to work.
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Computing
Your head’s battery
Fluids in the inner ear can actually power an electronic device, such as an implant.
By Sid Perkins