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Third Thumb holding a sliced orange

Getting to grips with an extra thumb

29 May 2024

Cambridge researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb – a controllable...

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Magnet

Magneto-active porous materials get close to the bone

01 May 2010

The most common cause of artificial joint failure is loosening of the prosthetic implant. Dr Athina Markaki is designing materials to anchor them...

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