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Fusion energy record suggests we really could build artificial suns

The Joint European Torus has sustained a super-hot plasma for 5 seconds, producing 59 megajoules of energy and suggesting that larger experiments could produce more power than is put in

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England’s gas boiler ban for new homes should begin next year, say MPs

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Strange gravitational wave echoes may let us probe dark matter

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A crane lifts a weight for energy storage

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Fix the Planet newsletter: The weird and wonderful rivals to batteries

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RYFMB1 Aerial panorama showing the 206 turbine Clyde Wind Farm in evening light.

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UK energy crisis: Why renewable subsidies will help avoid price shocks

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Star trails over the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope on Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ.??

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Largest 3D map of the universe contains 8 million galaxies

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2021/11/26: Protesters march with a Fuel Poverty Action banner during the demonstration in Parliament Square. Protesters gathered outside the Houses of Parliament and marched to Downing Street to deliver a letter to Boris Johnson, demanding action on excess winter deaths. Tens of thousands of people, particularly the oldest and poorest, die each year due to cold homes and the inability to afford heating. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Energy crisis: What can the UK government do to help cut fuel bills?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Vladimir Tretyakov/AP/Shutterstock (12702499h) Riot police gather to block demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, . Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan's largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country Protests, Almaty, Kazakhstan - 05 Jan 2022

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Kazakhstan unrest takes down a fifth of global bitcoin mining network

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Samsung TV remote control charges itself by harvesting Wi-Fi signals

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D413MM Roof windows under snow during winter.

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Smart windows keep heat in during winter and let it out in summer

Radiative cooling means ordinary windows aren't very effective at keeping buildings warm or cool as required, but modified windows could help save energy

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Fix the Planet newsletter: The tide is turning for sea power

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Material inspired by blood vessels can extract uranium from seawater

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Why green energy firm Bulb's collapse is not a big blow for renewables

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Sterile neutrinos could explain dark matter – if we can find them

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