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Chainmail arch supporting weight

Technology

3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity

A form of 3D-printed chain mail can alternate between being flexible and rigid as needed, meaning it could be used for more comfortable medical supports, strong but flexible military armour or even temporary bridges

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Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

Space

From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

Culture

The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

Regulars

flexible ice

Physics

New kind of ice is so bendy it can curl and uncurl without breaking

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Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

Technology

China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

Physics

Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

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Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

Technology

Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

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We are witnessing an accelerated shift in how people view food

Health

We are witnessing an accelerated shift in how people view food

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Calories on food packets are wrong – it's time to change that

Health

Calories on food packets are wrong – it's time to change that

The calories on food packets don't actually take into account how our bodies use them. It is time we demanded better information on what we consume, says Giles Yeo

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Humans

We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life

Culture

Humans

How to make ice cream with no freezer, just ice and salt

Regulars

Technology

Solos review: Star-studded sci-fi that is let down by the material

Culture

Health

Does eating celery really burn more calories than it contains?

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