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  • Extreme Tools Used to Fix Hubble
    To repair something in the space, engineers must build special tools that can stand up in the most extreme conditions.
     
    Mountain Rescue Technologies
    Mountain rescue teams use gadgets as advanced as helicopters and as simple as a good rope to save victims.
     
    Da Vinci's Inventions
    Leonardo da Vinci was famously fascinated with translating nature's inventiveness into human technology. See the sketches and prototypes.
     
    Math-Made Snowflakes
    Elaborate computer model uses a repetitive algorithm to replicate the wildly complicated growth of snow crystals in 3-D for the first time.
     
    How to Prevent Bird Strikes
    Airfields and airports use a variety of techniques and technology to minimize the chances of airplanes colliding with birds.
     
    Nanobristles
    Fiber-like structures self-assemble into interlocking twists and braids. These structures could lead to strong adhesives without the "glue."
     
    Pollen Particles Degrade Pesticides
    Researchers are studying how to use the shapes of allergy-inducing pollen particle in nanotechnology.
     
    Nanoflowers in Bloom
    Extreme heat and temps could kill real flowers. But in this lab, the conditions provoke beautiful blooms and fascinating shapes.
     
    Mimicking Nature's Jewels
    Nanojewels can be used to fabricate nano-sized lasers, light-emitting diodes, and a host of other futuristic things.
     
    Biomimetic Robots
    Blending biology with robotics, researchers look to nature for inspiration when designing robots.
     
    Early American Prototypes
    Prototype This! salutes early American inventors, even if their projects never made it off the drawing board.
  • Organic Molecules
    Organic materials can be made into large pieces cheaper and simpler than silicon. Here's how researchers are using them.
     
    Growing Nano Crystals
    Professor Wu Yihong and his team grow nanostructures in their lab to study energy. Here are his favorites.
     
    Tech Awards Bestowed
    Annually, the Tech Museum of Innovation presents its Tech Awards to 25 Laureates. Here are 10.
     
    Micro Marvels
    It takes incredible skill and talent to chisel stone. Imagine trying to do that on a microscopic level.
     
    Stuck Together
    Metal materials are made up of tiny symmetrical crystals compressed together. Before, they were too small to see, but not anymore.
     
    Nanofibers Make Bundles of Joy
    Researchers discovered that under different conditions, certain chemical grew into fibrous shapes that resembled flowers, jellyfish and onions.
     
    Mental Images Are Like Pictures
    Recent evidence suggests that our brains experience mental images pictorially. Check it out.
     
    Solar Cell Solutions
    The future of solar cells lies in organic semiconductors. See what researchers see when they examine organic chemicals under a microscope.
     
    Biological Templates
    Miniscule creatures and plant particles have tiny, yet complex structures. See how scientists look to these biological templates for inspiration.
     
    Solar Challenge
    See the 15 solar cars racing for 10 days between Plano, Tex., and Calgary, Alberta, Can., in the North American Solar Challenge.
     
    Science As Art
    Amazing images too small to see with the naked eye, courtesy of the Materials Research Society.
 
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