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Layer of graphene could help protect statues and paintings from damage

Covering paintings with very thin layers of graphene, or mixing graphene-derived materials into mortars used for repairing historical structures, could protect them from degrading

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The chemist who told us to put salt in our tea explains why she did it

Chemistry

The chemist who told us to put salt in our tea explains why she did it

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Chemistry

Strange 'one-dimensional gas' created by trapping atoms in a tiny tube

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Bullet shells on the ground as members of the FBI practice their investigation techniques

Chemistry

Missing bullets can be identified by ricochet residue at crime scenes

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A molecular structure

Chemistry

The tightest knot ever made is a tied-up chain 54 atoms long

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Health

Stretchy electrodes shrink when wet to fit snugly around organs

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Spiral strand of DNA

Chemistry

DNA repair has been captured in a step-by-step molecular movie

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Robotic chemist discovers how to make oxygen from Martian minerals

Space

Robotic chemist discovers how to make oxygen from Martian minerals

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fabrics after spraying

Chemistry

Spray-on sensors can turn any clothing into motion-sensing technology

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Cannabis leaf

Life

The cannabis of the future might not come from plants

We can now synthesise THC, CBD and other cannabinoids in bioreactors – these could be used to make new therapeutic compounds with a lower environmental cost

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Chemistry

Atom-by-atom recordings track what happens after substances dissolve

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Physics

Superconductor hopes dashed after journal retracts ‘red matter’ study

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Chemistry

Why cannabis smells like skunk – and how that could soon change

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Technology

Tiny generator uses the motion of molecules to produce electricity

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