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Mini fire extinguishers inside lithium batteries may stop blazes

A lithium-ion battery with its own mini fire extinguisher that releases its contents if it gets too hot could stop phones and laptops bursting into flames

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X-rays show how gas ‘pillows’ make lithium-ion batteries explode

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X-rays show how gas ‘pillows’ make lithium-ion batteries explode

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Lightbulb made of modified <em>E. coli</em> fuses biology and electronics

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Lightbulb made of modified E. coli fuses biology and electronics

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An e-reader screen the size of a Post-it note with a white border stands on a desk

Technology

E-paper display runs on office lights and never needs charging

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Artists impression of superatoms

Physics

First superatom molecules pave way for new breed of electronics

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Voltage Lab

Physics

Shocking beauty: The unexpected charms of the high-voltage lab

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Physics

Feedback: Quantum theory and the science of queueing

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Sensitive robot skin has a memory and knows what it has touched

Technology

Sensitive robot skin has a memory and knows what it has touched

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Cyborg rose has electric circuits running through polymer veins

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Cyborg rose has electric circuits running through polymer veins

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Silicon 2.0 promises superpowered chips and solar cells

Technology

Silicon 2.0 promises superpowered chips and solar cells

Solar power and electronics are being held back by a material that isn't very good at its job – silicon. It's time to replace it – with silicon

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Earth

See one of the world's dirtiest jobs: e-waste disposal

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Space

Cosmic ray blitz: Space invaders that fry electronics

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Technology

ButtonMasher: Photorealism takes gaming deeper

Analysis

Technology

Make graphene in your kitchen with soap and a blender

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