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The bizarre physics of fire ants

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They're not just an animal, they're a material. And that's got engineers interested.

It's not you. Claw machines are rigged.

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If you have played a claw machine you probably haven't won many prizes and maybe even thought they are rigged. Find out what really happened to your allowance.

How does fracking work? - Mia Nacamulli

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Deep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There's a technology, called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," that can extract this natural gas, potentially powering us for decades to come. So how does fracking work and why is it a source of such heated controversy? Mia Nacamulli explains the ins and outs of fracking.

Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs

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America is changing how it gets its energy, and coal is losing out.

Tesla's Model 3 is coming in July - here's everything you need to know

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Tesla is gearing up for the big reveal of the Model 3, its first mass-market car. CEO Elon Musk unveiled the car in March of 2016, but Tesla will show off the production version of the sedan in July. The summer premiere will offer the roughly 400,000 customers who preordered the vehicle a chance to see the final version before deliveries begin at the end of the year.

Everything we know about the iPhone 8 - including a total redesign

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Apple hasn't officially announced anything yet, but there are lots of rumours out there about what to expect from the next iteration of the company's flagship device. Since it's the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, we will likely see some big changes. Here's what we think we know so far.

Revolutionizing Heart Surgery With Virtual Reality

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a ride through the human body on the Magic School Bus? Well, a new bit of virtual reality technology is taking that concept and applying it to medical training. Doctors can now teleport inside the human heart and practice surgery over and over again, and this training could revolutionize the future of health care.

Jumping Water Droplets Could Be the Future of Cooling Computers

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Engineers have created a new water-based cooling system that could put an end to electronics crashing and overheating.

This Is Not What Space Looks Like

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Amazing images of the far reaches of the universe are everywhere, but are they accurate? What does space really look like?

NASA Is Going to the Sun! But How...and Why?

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In 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. But why? What are they looking for?

The Insane Plan to Tow an Iceberg to the Middle East

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A United Arab Emirates company wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the desert for drinking water, but is their plan feasible?

Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work? - Netta Schramm

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Perpetual motion machines - devices that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source - have captured many inventors' imaginations because they could totally transform our relationship with energy. There's just one problem: they don't work. Why not? Netta Schramm describes the pitfalls of perpetual motion machines.

Storing the Sun's Energy in Liquid Could Change Solar Forever

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Researchers have just found two new ways to make solar power more efficient. Could this solve our energy crisis?

We Found Another State of Matter: The Supersolid!

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Scientists have created, yet another state of matter called a supersolid! But what is it, and what does it do?

Japan's robot volleyball team

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One thing stands between Japan and the Volleyball World Cup: a team of robot jocks.

A Robot Just Performed the First-Ever Surgery Inside the Human Eye

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A surgeon uses controls to guide the robot.

Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness

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Smartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?