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Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair
A woman with a hand amputation wore the prosthetic for several hours, which enabled her to pick objects up Hao…
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Is Elon Musk’s DOGE going to break decades-old US government software?
Elon Musk is a close associate of US president Donald Trump K C Alfred/San Diego U-T/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Is a…
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Robot made from pig gelatin biodegrades when no longer needed
The robotic arm at different stages of activation Wei et al An origami-inspired robot arm made with material from cotton…
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Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe
Artist’s illustration of the large-scale structure of the universe Science Photo Library/Alamy Astronomers have found the largest known structure in…
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Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into new ones
New fighter jet components can be 3D printed Rolls Royce Fighter jets that first flew in the 1970s can be…
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We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way
Picking a truly random number is harder than you think aryna Terletska/Getty Images People are generally bad at producing random…
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Is the UK about to force Apple to reveal all of your encrypted data?
Apple offers encryption to its customers, but the UK government wants to break it Matt Cardy/Getty Images The UK government…
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The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the planet warms up
Coral reefs are threatened by ocean warming Seaphotoart/Alamy The ocean’s ability to absorb heat into its depths appears to be…
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Chilling images reveal melting ice worlds
Mer de Glace, France’s largest glacier Julia Roger-Veyer/Onewater These striking images highlight Earth’s vanishing ice and the fight to save…
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Explore what shaped Bill Gates in part one of his autobiography
Bill Gates (right) and Paul Allen, his childhood friend and Microsoft co-founder in the late 1960s Lakeside School Source CodeBill…
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