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Engineers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, invented a ballistic wallpaper to catch bits of flying rubble and shrapnel. The wallpaper can help to protect soldiers inside their shelters on battlefields. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in War and the Military, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

The National Aeronautic and Space Administration has been cooperating with universities, private companies, and other international institutions to develop a new telescope. The telescope will include a 21.3-foot (6.5-meter) mirror. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Space Science, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology invented a sensor that allows doctors to understand if cancer treatments are effective. The sensor can be implanted in a patient's tumor. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Medicine and Health Care, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

Citrus greening disease destroys citrus trees. Using genetic engineering, scientists at the University of Florida developed a new citrus tree that resists this disease. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Environment and Sustainability, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

The liquid-hydrogen-powered aircraft called Phantom Eye flew for the first time in 2012 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It was designed for military use but its hydrogen-fuel-based propulsion system might one day be used in passenger planes. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Transportation, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

The world's fastest supercomputer can perform 200,000 trillion calculations per second. It is in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Information Technology, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

Researchers at Harvard University and Northeastern University in Massachusetts have invented robotic bees that might one day pollinate fields of crops. The RoboBees use sensors and cameras instead of antennae and eyes. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Agriculture, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

Researchers at Denison University, in Ohio, have set up an electronic laboratory to study how physics impacts dance performances. The laboratory includes wearable motion-capture reflectors to track movement and render it digitally. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Entertainment Industry, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Tennessee, invented a new device called LABRADOR. It uses smell to help find dead bodies. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Forensics, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.

Lithium-ion batteries power dozens of devices in homes and offices. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new lithium battery that is much cheaper to make. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Energy, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.