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'Pop-up playgrounds'

Spider-Man suit

Scaling a glass wall with 'gecko gloves'

19 November 2014
From the section Science & Environment

Taking a bounce

Surface makes droplets bounce away

21 January 2015
From the section Science & Environment

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What is 'wonder-material' graphene?

15 January 2013
From the section Science & Environment

How to make things invisible

12 November 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Origami inspires self-folding robots

7 August 2014
From the section Science & Environment

World's first 3D-printed gun fired in US

6 May 2013
From the section US & Canada

Sticky tape inspired by beetles

6 November 2012
From the section Science & Environment

The most waterproof material ever?

21 November 2013
From the section Science & Environment

Material that repairs itself

29 October 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Making batteries out of liquid metal

6 December 2012
From the section Science & Environment

The electronic device which dissolves

27 September 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Could graphene transform the future?

12 October 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Tragedy and tar

26 July 2014
From the section Science & Environment

Safer batteries

3 November 2014
From the section Science & Environment

White-out

16 August 2014
From the section Science & Environment

Now you see me...

18 August 2014
From the section Science & Environment

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That's magic

4 March 2015
From the section Science & Environment

Built on sand

2 August 2014
From the section Magazine

Real-life transformers

7 August 2014
From the section Science & Environment

Crushed ice

16 July 2014
From the section Science & Environment

Waste not

13 August 2014
From the section Science & Environment

Swimming with sharks

15 May 2014
From the section Science & Environment

Inspired by life

9 July 2014
From the section Science & Environment

Next level

10 July 2014
From the section Science & Environment

3-D printed gun

6 May 2013
From the section Science & Environment
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Flying cars

31 October 2013
From the section Technology

Heal thyself

30 October 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Golden opportunity

13 August 2014
From the section Health

Wall crawler

8 November 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Heavy metal

12 July 2014
From the section Magazine

Wonder-material?

15 January 2013
From the section Science & Environment
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What is 'wonder-material' graphene?

15 January 2013
From the section Science & Environment

How to make things invisible

12 November 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Origami inspires self-folding robots

7 August 2014
From the section Science & Environment

World's first 3D-printed gun fired in US

6 May 2013
From the section US & Canada

Sticky tape inspired by beetles

6 November 2012
From the section Science & Environment

The most waterproof material ever?

21 November 2013
From the section Science & Environment

Material that repairs itself

29 October 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Making batteries out of liquid metal

6 December 2012
From the section Science & Environment

The electronic device which dissolves

27 September 2012
From the section Science & Environment

Could graphene transform the future?

12 October 2012
From the section Science & Environment