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Aerogels
http://www.aerogel.org/?p=3
http://energy.lbl.gov/ecs/aerogels/
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/aerogels.html
http://www.britannica.com/science/gel
Invisibility Cloaks
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6254/1310
http://time.com/4042506/invisibility-cloak/
http://bgr.com/2016/03/15/invisibility-cloak-harry-potter/
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http://www.techtimes.com/articles/86479/20150922/invisibility-cloak-technology-invented-by-uc-berkeley-scientists-you-cant-wear-it.htm
Super Waterproofing
http://phys.org/news/2015-12-superhydrophobic-coating-price.html
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201304006/abstract
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-new-super-waterproof-material-makes-water-drops-bounce-off-it-2013-10
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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25004942
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v503/n7476/full/nature12740.html
Bulk Diamonds/Aggregated Diamond Nanorods
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v421/n6923/full/421599b.html
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Metallic Glasses
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http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v14/n6/full/nmat4297.html
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http://physics.aps.org/story/v15/st20
Metallic Foams
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http://www.metalfoam.net/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00554981#page-1
Transparent Aluminum
http://science.howstuffworks.com/transparent-aluminum-armor.htm
http://www.tssbulletproof.com/optically-clear-aluminum-provides-bulletproof-protection/
http://ceramics.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/march13_cover-story.pdf
Light-transmitting Concrete
http://illumin.usc.edu/printer/245/translucent-concrete-an-emerging-material/
http://www.cement.org/for-concrete-books-learning/materials-applications/architectural-and-decorative-concrete/light-transmitting-concrete
Regenerating Concrete
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/tech/bioconcrete-delft-jonkers/
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