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How would you like to own a bulletproof T-shirt, pants that charge your iPod, or even an invisibility cloak? With the advent of nanotechnology and smart fabrics, items like these might actually be part of your wardrobe some day.

This month, New Scientist writes that invisibility cloaks are much closer to becoming a reality than they were just four years ago, when a research team at Duke University produced a cloaking effect that could hide two-dimensional objects, when viewed from certain angles.

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NASA engineers have created a material that immediately heals itself when punctured.

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Lara Hodgson earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering with highest honors from Georgia Institute of Technology.  But instead of pursuing a career in science, she chose to become a serial entrepreneur and motivational speaker.

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