Among the future possibilities: bridges that won't buckle under severe seismic stress, a new generation of Frank Gehry-inspired forms of improbably twisted steel, car frames that can absorb the shock of head-on collisions and, yes, knives that may never need sharpening.

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"It's been in the pouch for a little while now and we've been able to see it wriggling around, but when it popped its head out for the first time we got a bit of a shock - we didn't really expect it to be an albino, " said Ms Simmons.

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Meanwhile, thanks largely to the economic shock of 2008-09, population decline is actually accelerating in most of Eastern Europe, as many people head to the old EU countries in search of more promising opportunities.

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Where Coughlin flung his arms and screamed shock at the non-call of a seemingly-obvious pass interference committed on Manningham, Manning just coolly shook his head, went to the sideline and on the very next drive, on the very first snap, found Manningham for that all-important play.

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