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In 1991, the Pennsylvania legislature’s Youth and Aging Committee became the Aging and Youth Committee, partly because the former sounded too much like ‘euthanasia’.

Want to use the internet underwater? You can, thanks to LEDs and lasers. https://t.co/iO29ETMjfz

What if what we know is true is actually false and just a myth? Do you want to know the truth? Are you ready to find out how much of your brain we actually use? https://t.co/xVKN8IgsTe

Check out this lightning-fast wire-bender machine. #engineering https://t.co/lCIkixdcrC

The device is a gripper that is exclusively powered by artificial muscles and neurons. https://t.co/o5e8WTMrrs

It's the size of a dust mite. https://t.co/3hJnhz2mVd

Chinese aerospace engineers have allegedly created a new “reusable” air defense system, a step closer to shielding China from hypersonic missile attacks. Find out more at https://t.co/zKtimBAzsu 🚀 #engineering #interestingengineering https://t.co/JmwiI2vr18

Robotic-assisted surgery is opening the doors for patients to receive the best care possible. https://t.co/Q3GizDPUHW

More than 226 million people are in danger. https://t.co/Iov5GOBTVq

What if robots could actually feel? That would make them more efficient at many tasks in industries ranging from space travel to medicine. https://t.co/yuKiFPmBAD 🚀 #engineering #interestingengineering https://t.co/zi4nFu6n5U

The supergiant, spinning wildly, may have already eaten its neighbor. https://t.co/6mxlOgPBcp

According to local legend, the mason of Freiburg’s cathedral was unhappy with his pay, and so he sculpted himself onto the building as this gargoyle, defecating in the direction of the city council. [📷: Márcio Cabral de Moura CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] https://t.co/kKWXPeH07D

Meet the battery cutter, which has three edges, triangle cutting blades, and an ergonomic pistol grip handle. #engineering https://t.co/2PN3cNxGIG

The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, although it was thought to be unsinkable. Let's inspect why from an engineering approach. 🛳️ https://t.co/iwuDmegG52

Sharks can have scoliosis