engineering
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Researchers Build Quantum Vibration Sensor That Can Measure The Smallest Units Of Sound
A system that can distinguish phonons, the smallest units of sound, marks an important milestone in the development of more advanced quantum computers.
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We Talked To The Graduate Student Who Made Bricks From Human Pee
Pee contains some pretty amazing stuff. Scientists have known for nearly a decade that it’s possible to produce bricks from bacteria, sand, and urea — a chemical found in urine. Researchers have gone ahead and produced those bricks, now for the first time with human pee.
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New Research Takes Us One Step Closer To A Bionic Eye
For the first time ever, scientists have 3D-printed an array of light sensors onto an eyeball-shaped surface. Eventually, a scaled-up version of the device could restore vision to the blind, or even improve the vision of sighted people.
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Watch Tiny Crab Spiders Take Flight With 3-Metre Silk Parachutes
If you’re arachnophobic, I hate to tell you this, but spiders can fly.