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Fabric That Works Just Like a Pine Cone

A textile developed in Britain has pores that open when it's wet, and sheaves that close up when it's dry.READ»

Professor Copies the Inner Ear, Invents a Tiny Universal Radio Chip

A new radio chip mimics the human inner ear--but detects signals at frequencies of about a million times higher--could enable universal wireless devices that are able to pick up almost any electrical signal in the air.READ»