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Hands On With The World’s First 3D-Printed Teddy Bear
Despite the existence of softer plastics and materials, 3D printers are still primarily designed to create hard, solid objects that don’t have much bend or give. But a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University has successfully hacked a machine to create the world’s first 3D-printed teddy bear using a technique called felting.
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Resilient Birds In Chernobyl Are Actually Adapting To Radiation
Chernobyl is a scary, seemingly sinister place, where trees don’t decay and plants glow. A newly published study, however, shows that not all living things are necessarily doomed in this radioactive wasteland. Some birds in the exclusion zone are actually adapting to the harsh environment.
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All You Need To Track Driver Fatigue Is A Smarter Steering Wheel
To prevent drivers from falling asleep at the wheel and potentially causing deadly accidents, researchers have developed everything from smartphone apps, to intelligent bracelets, to even facial tracking dashcams. But scientists at Washington State University have come up with a much cheaper method that simply monitors the movements of a car’s steering wheel.
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Augmented Magnifying Glass Identifies What You’re Studying
It’s obvious that the great Sherlock Holmes doesn’t need any help, but the Augmented Magnifier designed and built by Anirudh Sharma and Pattie Maes from MIT’s Fluid Interfaces Group could help him instantly recognise clues and solve cases even quicker.