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Silk modified to reflect sunlight keeps skin 12.5°C cooler than cotton

Silk has been modified through the addition of nanoparticles to reflect 95 per cent of sunlight, which means the material stays extra cool on a hot day

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Water-absorbing material inspired by plant roots could power robots

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Is it true that use of synthetic fertiliser is increasing everywhere?

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Are vegan meat alternatives putting our health on the line?

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Are vegan meat alternatives putting our health on the line?

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Self-healing plastic repairs itself in 10 seconds even under water

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Self-healing plastic repairs itself in 10 seconds even under water

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Self-healing plastic repairs itself in 10 seconds even under water

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ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST (L to R) NICHOLAS CROVETTI as IGGY PECK, AMANDA CHRISTINE as ADA TWIST, and CANDACE KOZAK as ROSIE REVERE in episode 103 of ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX ?? 2021

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Ada Twist, Scientist review: Brilliant children's TV for the curious

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How to sous vide steak using a beer cooler box

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How to sous vide steak using a beer cooler box

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A surface with 3D ratchet structures and Auricaria leaf

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Leaf-inspired material makes different liquids flow in opposite ways

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Scientists are often cautious or wrong – and that’s OK

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Scientists are often cautious or wrong – and that’s OK

We like to think that science can give us definitive answers to our questions, but uncertainty is a crucial part of the scientific process, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Woman loses ability to feel hungry after stroke damages her brain

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How to make delicious jam according to science

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Real milk, no cows needed: Lab-made dairy products are now a reality

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Physics

States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

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