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How to make sustainable batteries that won't wreck the planet

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How to make sustainable batteries that won't wreck the planet

The batteries we need to power the transition to 100-per-cent renewable electricity require rare metals, and that means destructive mining – but researchers are working on alternatives

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2HJF0FC DRAX POWER STATION, DRAX, UK - JANUARY 19, 2022. An aerial view of a rail freight train delivering renewable biomass fuel to Drax Power Station

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The race is on to tackle climate change by pulling carbon from the air

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Duct tape inspired bandage

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Medical dressing works like duct tape to seal internal wounds

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Wound dressing

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Electric wound dressing could help injuries heal faster

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TV tower and plane Telecommunications tower against blue sky, in red and white

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Will 5G mobile networks in the US really interfere with aircraft?

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Portable laser scanner creates colour 3D images of surfaces or objects

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Portable laser scanner creates colour 3D images of surfaces or objects

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Blood clot, 3d illustration. Inset: Miniature helical robot

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Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages

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Float carrying sensors

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Outsider wins DARPA challenge to predict where floats drift at sea

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graphic of smartphone and buildings

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GPS software boost lets smartphones pinpoint location to within 20 cm

The software that allows smartphones to locate themselves is generally accurate only to within a few metres, but UK start-up Naurt claims its software can locate a device to within 20 centimetres

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Health

Florian Solzbacher interview: Mind-reading implant may soon go on sale

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Australia’s planned anti-trolling law may silence political critics

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Our global agreement on AI could reduce bias and surveillance

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Tech companies don’t get science fiction – and that's deeply troubling

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