Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

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When an app says “you can’t copy this,” this tool politely disagrees.

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A research lab at the University of Caen Normandy (France) has succeeded in making cartilage using decellularized apples.

Mr. Shirky, a vice provost at New York University, has been helping faculty members and students adapt to digital tools since 2015. Back in 2023, when ChatGPT was still new, a professor friend had a ...

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