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Physics

Ultracold quantum battery could be charged with quantum tunnelling

Atoms tunnelling through a quantum battery could charge it and also keep it from losing energy, which could give an advantage over conventional batteries

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Space

Falling satellite will give clues to how objects burn up on re-entry

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Space

Dark matter could be hiding inside strange failed stars

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Environment

Potato yarn may cut the fashion industry’s environmental footprint

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Chemistry

Plastic vaporising process could recycle bags and bottles indefinitely

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Life

Marmosets seem to call each other by name

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Environment

World’s largest sailing cargo ship makes first transatlantic voyage

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Life

Backflipping springtails are the fastest spinners known in nature

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Space

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew set to attempt the riskiest spacewalk yet

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Neurospora intermedia, an orange mold, turns day-old bread into a cheesy treat when toasted (left). The mold transforms sugarless rice custard into a sweet dessert served at the Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen (right). CREDIT Images courtesy of Blue Hill at Stone Farm and Alchemist

Environment

Fungus transforms food waste into haute cuisine

The orange mould Neurospora intermedia can grow on a wide range of waste products without producing toxins, and the results are being served in Michelin-starred restaurants

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Health

Mosquito-borne illnesses are spiking across the world

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Physics

How strange ice could form in the extremely hot interiors of planets

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Space

Stranded ISS astronauts reveal the US space programme is not in crisis

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Health

Lyme disease test gives hope for a speedier diagnosis

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