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Figure 1: © Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Stock Photo.
Figure 2: With courtesy of Swellpro Technology Co., LTD.
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Activity 1: LEGO bricks in the making © The LEGO Group.
Activity 3: How Tennis Racquets are made © GM Television.
Activity 5: Lithium-ion batteries: How do they work? © Courtesy of BASF.
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