Did slippery sand help Egyptians build the pyramids?
A little bit of water cuts friction in half
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New lens could turn your phone into a microscope
High-quality DIY lens is cheap to make and could help diagnose diseases
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Physicists create frictionless flow by adding more friction
Counterintuitive effect could lead to better processing of materials
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Acoustic metamaterial can be reconfigured in a jiffy
Breakthrough could lead to ultrasonic superlenses
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Scientists crack oyster’s secret of strength
Nanoscale study of sturdy shells could lead to better body armour
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Nanoparticles boost solar-energy capture by plants
Nanotube-augmented plants are a "nanobionic" first
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Molecules line up for X-ray diffraction
New technique could soon be used on peptides
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Researchers spin a yarn into a muscle
Everyday polymer fibres used to create artificial muscles
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Electronic whiskers could help robots navigate
Life-like structures can detect a gentle breeze
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Physicists work out why wet skin wrinkles
Lattice of springy filaments soaks up water
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