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Reaching for the skies

Hydrogel advance holds promise for soft robotics

New IP legislation 'could clog up courts'

Water mask enables graphene 'nanoribbon' etching

Ambient backscatter promises battery-free communications

Nissan to launch affordable autonomous cars by 2020

Mapping algorithm creates 3D maps in real time

Robot goes searching in the sun for another overload

RoboDesk brings mobile devices closer to their owners

Intelligent robot project aims at security and care applications

Gel-based speaker shows potential of ionic conductors

August 1884: The dynamite gun