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Technology

Smart windows can let visible light through while blocking out heat

A 3D printed grate can be used to make a smart window that blocks heat from sunlight out in the summer while letting it through in the winter, conserving energy

News

Infrared-reflecting paint can cool buildings even when it is black

Technology

Infrared-reflecting paint can cool buildings even when it is black

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Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

Technology

Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

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Correlation or causation? Mathematics can finally give us an answer

Physics

Correlation or causation? Mathematics can finally give us an answer

Features

Dulce de leche: How to turn condensed milk into a tasty caramel sauce

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Dulce de leche: How to turn condensed milk into a tasty caramel sauce

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Altered Carbon 2 review: A great premise that's become too serious

Humans

Altered Carbon 2 review: A great premise that's become too serious

Culture

Baking without eggs: How to use aquafaba to make meringues

Humans

Baking without eggs: How to use aquafaba to make meringues

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The City We Became review: N. K. Jemisin pits New York against aliens

Humans

The City We Became review: N. K. Jemisin pits New York against aliens

Culture

Can you really grow enough fruit and veg to be self-sufficient?

Humans

Can you really grow enough fruit and veg to be self-sufficient?

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Technology

Vibrating clothes could make you feel like you’re wearing clouds

Fabric with tiny vibrating motors elicits sensations associated with clouds, water and rocks on the skin and has been made into a dress that could improve emotions

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Humans

Seitan: How to turn flour into meat-free 'chicken' nuggets

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Health

The science of crispy: how to make perfect pork crackling

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Tales From The Loop review: Beautiful and sedate sci-fi escapism

Culture

Humans

The science of pastry: Master a shortcrust and make a rhubarb tart

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