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From Robotic Bees to Synthetic Sharks. How Nature is inspiring High Tech Solutions to Man made Problems

Amazing scientific research into robobees, spiderweb glass, self healing concrete, super slippery surfaces and synthetic shark skin. Amazing ..

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We’ve killed 57 rattlesnakes on two separate ranches this year. Not one has rattled! We provoked one fair sized boy with a stick and he coiled ..

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Robert with his family. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born on February 22, 1918 in Alton, Illinois. His height of 8′ 11.1″ qualifies ..

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InSightec® is the pioneer and global leader in MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) . InSightec developed ExAblate, a product ..

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The human body is, without a doubt, the most incredible and complex “machine” on the face of the earth. In an age where mankind ..

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Wow! It took me a few seconds, but then I got the hang of it… I’ve seen this with the letters out of order, but this is the first ..

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Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. It will do what some call “turning to sugar”. In reality honey ..

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