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The CRAFT method uses widely available materials and inexpensive commercial 3D printers.
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Decades ago, Donghai was a backwater county. Today, thanks to an army of 24/7 livestreamers, it orchestrates a ...
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Some octopuses have incredible camouflaging abilities. Victor Micallef via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Octopuses and cuttlefish are sneaky sea creatures. To hide from predators and surprise ...
Octopus and cuttlefish are masters of disguise. Many species can rapidly change both the color and the texture of their skin – an ability that scientists have long sought to replicate with synthetic ...
High-performance load-bearing biomedical implants (e.g., artificial joints and bone plates) are indispensable in modern medicine for repairing skeletal injuries and restoring joint function (Gao et al ...