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  • Shrinking Chips
    Silicon transistors allow engineers to shrink a transistor to the size of a few atoms.
  • Oobleck
    Non-newtonian fluids are like a liquid and solid in one.
  • Bird Wings
    Some day shape memory alloys could help build airplane wings that bend.
  • Magnetic Oobleck
    This fluid becomes more like a solid when a magnetic field is applied.
  • Life-Saving Non-Newtonian Fluids
    These materials are used in shock absorbers and to make buildings earthquake resistant.
  • Battle Jacket
    This self-sealing material prevents fuel tanks from leaking if they're shot.
  • Wheat Straw Plastic
    A car company is reducing petroleum use by using wheat straw in their plastic.
  • Pizza Transistor
    Researchers are using nano-wires to cram more transitors into a computer chip.
  • Graphene
    A sheet of graphene one atom thick still conducts electricity.
  • Shape Memory Alloys
    These metals "remember" their original shape and revert to it when heated.
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