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Thin reflective film that mimics butterfly wings can keep cars cool

A thin, multi-layered film inspired by the structure of vibrant blue butterfly wings could help vehicles reduce energy used for cooling

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Gold nuggets - thin gold wafers can generate their own glow

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Gold flakes glow when they are bathed in light and now we know how

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Superconductors can magnetically levitate

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Scientists race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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Energy-storing concrete could form foundations for solar-powered homes

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Room temperature superconductors could be transformative for science

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Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you need to know

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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

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LK-99 partially levitating

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Room-temperature superconductor 'breakthrough' met with scepticism

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Indonesian vegetables tempura traditional recipe. City of Yogyakarta, Java island, Indonesia, Asia. (Photo by: Mikel Bilbao/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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How to make perfect tempura at home

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

From 2001: A Space Odyssey to WALL-E, Erika Nesvold picks her favourite sci-fi films set in space (and explains why E.T. missed out)

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Eunice Newton Foote: The woman who discovered the greenhouse effect

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Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

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English industrialist stole iron technique from Black metallurgists

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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