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Chemistry

Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food

Assembling starch granules into 3D shapes could achieve the same thickening effect in foods with up to 50 per cent fewer granules, reducing the calories and carbohydrates without sacrificing texture

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14160416a) This photo taken on Oct. 21, 2023 shows the award ceremony for the 2023 Hugo Awards during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for

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Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let's remember some past greats

Culture

Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

Physics

Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

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Chemistry

Old milk can be used to extract gold and other metals from e-waste

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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Chemistry

Layer of graphene could help protect statues and paintings from damage

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Chemistry

The science behind fluffy pancakes and using the right raising agent

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The top 10 movies about the multiverse according to a physicist

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The top 10 movies about the multiverse according to a physicist

Culture

Why we should all be concerned about the shortage of science teachers

Physics

Why we should all be concerned about the shortage of science teachers

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Fire Ants Floating in Flood Water

Life

Fire ants form rafts that have weird properties when stretched

Fire ants link together to form rafts when their nests are flooded, and unlike most materials the rafts don’t become thinner when they are stretched

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Technology

AI comes up with battery design that uses 70 per cent less lithium

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Space

It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanets across the galaxy

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Environment

Animal bones ground into an edible paste could help reduce food waste

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Why I explored the corrupting power of tech billionaires in The Future

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