Tech
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Rocking the House
Researchers shake a full-size house to find out what happens to a wooden building during an earthquake.
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Morphing a Wing to Save Fuel
Airplanes of the future might change the shape of their wings as they fly.
- Space
Secrets of an ancient computer
A 2000-year-old astronomical computer could calculate planetary positions and predict eclipses.
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Nonstop Robot
A new, four-legged robot can recover from damage to its own body and keep on walking.
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Putting the squeeze on toothpaste
Studying the structure of toothpaste leads to new products that can make your teeth cleaner.
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Space umbrellas to shield Earth
A swarm of small spacecraft could help protect Earth from the sun's rays.
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A New Basketball Gets Slick
Sweat seems to make a new basketball for professional players more slippery.
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Invisibility Ring
Scientists have invented a ring-shaped device that's invisible to microwaves.
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Atomic Drive
Chemists have assembled atoms into tiny molecular cars that motor across a gold surface.
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Extra Strings for New Sounds
A new musical instrument strums like a guitar but rings like a bell.
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Snow Traps
A prize-winning science fair project focuses on how snow fences create snowdrifts and increase water supply.
