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Virtual microscope & lab for the medical student For every medical student, examining specimens under the microscope is part of the syllabus. However, the opening hours of the labs and the number of enlargers are limited. Thanks to a new online platform, students are now able to learn with greater flexibility and independence.

3D meso scanner simulates real virtual surface textures These days, cars are developed on computers, and to assist with this, designers want processes which generate realistic surfaces such as seat covers. Researchers have now developed high-resolution scanners which copy objects and fabric samples in a few minutes, converting them into virtual models. The light effects are startlingly realistic.

Robotic spider for hazardous missions Spiders are very agile, and some can even jump. They owe this capability to their hydraulically operated limbs. Researchers have now designed a mobile robot modeled on the same principle that moves spider legs. Created using a 3-D printing process, this lightweight can explore terrain that is beyond human reach.

Modified aluminum alloy breaks down hydrogen for a practical fuel source A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas and Washington State University in Pullman, WA, has made the counter-intuitive discovery that aluminum, with a minor modification, is able to both break down and capture individual hydrogen atoms, potentially leading to a robust and affordable fuel storage system.

Successful Firing of Electromagnetic Railgun The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Materials Testing Facility demonstrated, Oct.31, the one-thousandth successful firing of its Electromagnetic Railgun, reaching a materials testing milestone in the weapon's technological development and future implementation aboard U.S. Navy warships.

Efficient oxygen catalyst New catalyst, made of inexpensive and abundant materials, could prove useful in rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production.

Paper-based Wireless Explosive Device Sensor University researchers have developed a prototype wireless sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of a key ingredient found in many explosives.

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