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Physics

Video inside centrifuge shows we don’t fully understand fluid physics

The first footage from inside a centrifuge has uncovered unexpected swirls and vortices inside shower gel and other fluids

This carbon nitride is nearly as hard as diamond

Chemistry

Material made of carbon and nitrogen is nearly as hard as diamond

Heap of electronical devices

Technology

Splitting a large AI across several devices lets you run it in private

Space

The biggest science news stories of 2023 as chosen by 91av

Space

Stolen planet could be hiding on the edge of our solar system

The robot Dobb-E in action

Technology

Housework robot can learn to do almost any chore in 20 minutes

Julia author Sandra Newman:’Orwell’s not the only literary misogynist’

Technology

DeepMind AI with built-in fact-checker makes mathematical discoveries

This illustration shows NASA's Cassini spacecraft diving through the plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus, in 2015

Space

Cyanide in the ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus could be good for life

A bearded seal on the ice in Svalbard

Life

Arctic seals have weird bones in their noses that help them stay warm

Maze-like bones in the noses of Arctic seals turn out to be an adaptation for keeping warm in chilly conditions

Life

Tap-dancing spider rediscovered after disappearing for 92 years

Health

Spinal cord stimulator dramatically reduces phantom limb pain

Technology

Ultrasound could spot battery defects that might lead to fires

Technology

Robotic third arm controlled by breathing is surprisingly easy to use