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Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

Technology

Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

Making medicines and complex materials is messy and wasteful. Using electric fields as catalysts could make chemistry far cleaner

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person walking on hillside

Technology

Fabric repels both oil and water thanks to clever silicone coating

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Glowing objects

Technology

Super-bright fluorescent solids can be 3D printed in any shape

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Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?

Chemistry

Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?

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How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

Health

How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

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Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond

Physics

Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond

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Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

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Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

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Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

Technology

Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

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Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Life

Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

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Soil earthy smell

Life

Soil gets its smell from bacteria trying to attract invertebrates

Soil’s earthy smell comes from chemicals produced by bacteria called Streptomyces, which use the odour to attract springtails to help disperse their spores

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Space

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

Culture

Earth

Rock peeling off continents may have triggered biggest mass extinction

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Physics

We've figured out why bubbles make a 'pop' sound when they burst

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Physics

Radioactive review: A reimagining of Marie Curie's luminous legacy

Culture