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Wooden floors rotted by fungi generate electricity when walked on

Compressing wood generates tiny amounts of electricity through the so-called piezoelectric effect – and if the wood is partially rotted by fungi first the effect is 55 times stronger

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Technology

Green energy app lets your car charge when electricity is cheapest

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steel furnace

Environment

Climate targets at risk as green tech triggers higher energy demands

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Sloy Power Station, Loch Lomond, Scotland

Environment

Using mountains as 'water batteries' could cut UK's nuclear power need

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A hydrogen fuel revolution is coming – here's why we might not want it

Technology

A hydrogen fuel revolution is coming – here's why we might not want it

Features

Los Angeles

Environment

US cities under-report carbon emissions by 18 per cent on average

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Dan Hooper

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Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?

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We're running out of lithium for batteries – can we use salt instead?

Technology

We're running out of lithium for batteries – can we use salt instead?

Features

The Milky Way may have less dark matter than astronomers thought

Space

The Milky Way may have less dark matter than astronomers thought

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Does a halo of mysterious dark matter swirl around every galaxy?

Space

Does a halo of mysterious dark matter swirl around every galaxy?

Many galaxies seem to have bubbles of dark matter enveloping them, but finding out if every galaxy is like this is an ongoing area of research, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Technology

UK takes step towards world's first nuclear fusion power station

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Environment

Is Boris Johnson's climate plan enough for the UK to hit net zero?

Analysis

Environment

UK 10-point climate plan bans new petrol and diesel car sales by 2030

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Technology

Dash of potassium could help make long-lasting electric car batteries

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