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The Cyborg Scientist
Blurring the lines between man and machine with electronic implants
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Nicola Spaldin
When Prof. Nicola Spaldin was growing up in the British mountains where her “parents ran a hiking center,” it was apparent that she loved the outdoors and discovering her surroundings. She took this curiosity into her academic career, where she studied materials that can have more than one job.
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Recyclable Solar Cells: Green Energy Goes Green
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University have devised a solar cell that makes solar energy truly renewable.Recyclable solar cell made of cellulose and vials that contain the different parts of the cell after it was dissol...
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Insatiable Birdie
Can a book inspire you as a child to grow up and solve one of the most famous mysteries of mathematics? Come take a peek inside Physics for Entertainment to find out. Originally published over seventy years ago in Russia, this classic book answers many fascinating questions that one might not even think are physics questions. “Can an invisible man see? Why are all cats grey when the candles are out?” The excerpt below explains the habits or our beloved drinking bird toy.
Material science looks at the relationship between the structure of materials at the atomic or at the molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. This section explores the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering.
