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Test your brain on these mind-bending scientific riddles

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Test your brain on these mind-bending scientific riddles

A bizarre Christmas dinner invitation, some mysterious carol singers and even a spot of charades. Can you solve all 12 of our unique festive riddles?

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People searching for quasicrystals in a surreal pink and blue landscape, reminiscent of a quasicrystal's non-repeating atomic structure

Chemistry

Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places

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Chemistry

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on molecular architecture

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Chemistry

The mystery of highly reactive oxygen has finally been solved

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Nanoparticles may be the secret ingredient in making ultimate plastics

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Chemistry

Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment

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Chemistry

How superheavy chemistry could rearrange the periodic table

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Physics

Molecule's tiny quantum jiggle imaged in unprecedented detail

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Chemistry

Vapour-sniffing drug detector tested at the US-Mexico border

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Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry

Working in tandem, a quantum computer and a supercomputer modelled the behaviour of several molecules, paving the way for useful applications in chemistry and pharmaceutical research

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Chemistry

Adhesive made from wood works in a standard glue gun

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Chemistry

How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry

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Chemistry

New way to pull uranium from water can help China's nuclear power push

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Chemistry

A new version of the periodic table could change how we measure time

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