Physics
Ordinary bricks laced with conductive fibres can store energy
Regular bricks can be turned into energy storage devices through a process that uses their red pigment to create a network of conductive fibres inside the bricks
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Technology
Changing how we make solar panels could reduce their carbon emissions
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Technology
Two-sided solar panels that track the sun produce a third more energy
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Mega solar plant uses 170,000 mirrors to generate heat for electricity
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Physics
Metallic hydrogen would be the ultimate fuel – if we can make it
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Punching holes in solar cells turns them into transparent windows
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Environment
Tackling emissions from heavy industry is key to fixing climate change
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Space
Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian
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Environment
Extinction Rebellion protests should be embraced, not banned
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Technology
Renewables overtook fossil fuels in UK electricity mix for first time
Wind farms, solar panels and biomass have outcompeted gas and coal power stations for the first time ever over a whole quarter, in a significant milestone
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The cost of subsidising UK wind farms has dropped to an all-time low
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Physics
Military-grade jet fuel made cheaply from plant waste instead of coal
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Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green
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Technology
A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft
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