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Novel 3D printing method makes furniture in vats of gel within minutes

I like everything about this!

New method can remove small, but dangerous, amounts of chemicals from freshwater

It could remove almost all traces of pesticides, medication, and detergents.

How butterflies have such a beautiful colour

They use the most advanced nanotechnology.

3D-printed bionic skin can give bots a sense of touch, protect soldiers from explosions

Show me some skin!

This is why space armor is becoming more important

Things are getting pretty dicey in outer space.

Human cartilage has been successfully 3D printed

Making new tissue could become as easy as bio-printing it.

Your phone's case and your car's tires may soon be made from renewable, plant sugars

Sweet.

Tesla will double the stations in its Supercharger network by the end of the year

It's not clear if congestion issues will be solved, especially in California.

A drop of dragon’s blood: using animals’ natural defenses to fight drug resistance

"Eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog."

Ancient sea scorpion slashed prey with deadly sharp tail spikes

It had a built-in weapon.

This robot works six times faster than humans -- and it's putting jobs at risk

The time where we could speak about 'robots taking our jobs' at the future tense has passed.

Period-syncing has been debunked in the biggest study yet

The wide-held belief that women that spend a lot of time together start having their periods start at the same time is disproved again.

New Guinea Highland Dog feared extinct found again

Luckily, they seem to be doing well.

15-million-year-old pine cones still have the moves

Three ancient pine cones were found almost completely intact in coal mines.

This solar-powered device can squeeze water out of thin air -- 3 liters a day

You can't squeeze blood from a stone, but you can squeeze water from thin air -- even in the driest areas of the world.

Forecasting local weather with cellphone signals

Soon, you could get a weather forecast for your neighbourhood, or even street.

“Smart” contact lenses could sense your glucose levels in the near future

Results would be conveniently transmitted to your smartphone.

Novel polymer might enable self-healing smartphones and other electronics

Cracked screens and scratches might finally become history.

New nanotech sponge sucks mercury from water in less than 5 seconds!

One basketball-sized sponge could clean an entire lake.

The menstrual cycle has now been re-created on a plastic chip

Does it have PMS too?

PhD students are 2.5 times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders than highly educated general population

Science has confirmed what PhD students worldwide already knew.

Camera-shy octopus reveals what it's been eating

Hint: it has to do with an egg.

Watch out for small studies, they could be more biased

But overall, science research is reliable.

If stem cells don't grow as you want them to, just add a dash of parsley-husk scaffolding

To be fair it works with other plants too, but I was shooting for a culinary title.

We may face a huge shortage of essential raw materials stiffling green energy if governments don't step up their game

Mining is dirty work. But more to the point, it's very slow to set-up.

Biofuels reduce jet engine emissions by as much as 70%, NASA says

The biofuels reduce carbon emissions and the formation of contrails.

Czech researchers turn graphene sheets into the first stable non-metallic magnets

Is there anything graphene can't do?

Adding fibers to hydrogel, a soft material mostly made of water, makes it 5 times tougher than steel

By adding fibers, scientists have turned a soft gel into a material tougher than many metals.

Additive recycles incompatible mixed plastics into uber-polymer

It overcomes a major hurdle in plastic recycling.

The Nokia 3310 is finally here -- with a standby time of a month

Who's up for rekindling an old passion?

Amazing inventions lost through time

Science has progressed amazingly in recent years, but a handful of spectacular inventions have remained lost to knowledge.

Muscle-like fabric could turn regular clothes into 'Superman suits'

The fibers could be woven in clothes so those who have disabilities can enhance their mobility.

Bio-compatible wireless sensors developed to monitor brain injury

When no longer needed the devices can be deactivated to dissolve and be reabsorbed into soft tissue.

This new hair dye changes color based on temperature. Yes, it's awesome

A UK company has revealed a stunning new type of hair dye which changes colors based on temperature.

Want to save a lot of money around the house? Buy a 3D Printer

A 3-d printer can make anyone at least 1000% return on investment over five years.

Mighty migrations: how technology is changing what we know

The stories of three animals embarking on incredible journeys.

Dystopia today: Official German watchdog tells parents a doll might be spying on their children

Technology is evolving faster than we can adapt to it.

Legendary Nokia 3310 phone might be coming back - this month

The epic, sturdy, almost historic Nokia 3310 might be making an unexpected comeback.

John Deere announces first electric tractor

The iconic American manufacturer has announced plans to release its first fully electric tractor.

Scientists develop 'lab on a chip' that costs 1 cent to make

The new technology, which costs just $0.01 to build, could usher in a medical diagnostics revolution.

Why you should be grateful for modern lab safety

You won't believe what was allowed in the past.

New robot picks peppers like a human

Robots are getting smarter and smarter.

New engineered spider silk material could lead to better wound stitches

Scientists believe they might have finally untangled the method of creating spider silk-like materials.

Better containers could significantly curb food waste, enable better food aid

Food aid shipments and many retailers have been using the same packaging for decades.

MIT researchers create extremely strong and light material from graphene flakes

The material is 10 times stronger than steel and is very light.

Google's self-driving minivans will hit the streets in a few weeks

The future is now.

Sci-fi buffs everywhere, rejoyce! The UK military is developing laser weapons

The prototype should be delivered in 2019.

Amazon just completed its first drone delivery. It took 13 minutes

Release the swarm!

German fusion machine working as intended

Germany's extremely complex fusion machine, the largest of its kind, is reportedly working as possible.

We're trusting a lot of fake news because we're abysmal at weeding it out, study finds

Two articles on fake news in one day?! Yes, we do spoil you.

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