Hong Kong: Researchers in Japan have designed a superelastic iron alloy which they hope can be used in sophisticated heart and brain surgeries and even buildings in earthquake zones.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/elastic-iron-can-defy-quakes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/earthquakes
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/earth-quake-proof-housing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan