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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / July 1, 2020

New boron-lanthanide nanostructure, magnetic wood shields against electromagnetic interference, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 1, 2020.

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Video: Eavesdrop from afar using lightbulb vibrations

By Lisa McDonald / June 24, 2020

Privacy and security are mostly illusions in today’s digital world, with new techniques undermining these concepts more each day. Now, researchers in Israel have demonstrated another way to eavesdrop—by observing the vibrations of a hanging lightbulb.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / December 18, 2019

Electrons flow like water, bullets that shoot through water, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 18, 2019.

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Now you see it, now you don’t—disappearing aquatic animal may hold key to future optical technologies

By Stephanie Liverani / July 28, 2015

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Israel are taking a closer look at sea sapphires to figure out the science behind the “magic” of their seemingly instantaneous color changes and invisibility.

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