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Our wooden future: making cars, skyscrapers and even lasers from wood

Wood can now be processed into a super-material with extraordinary properties – and a wood-based, climate-saving economy is just what the planet needs

Features

Quiz: Do you know these great women of science?

Quiz: Do you know these great women of science?

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The US has started burning recycling but it should only be temporary

Environment

The US has started burning recycling but it should only be temporary

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Physics

Physicist Jim Al-Khalili: Why my debut sci-fi novel is true to science

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Space

The Wandering Earth review: Epic Chinese sci-fi film heralds a new era

Culture

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Technology

Don't miss: Corporate sabotage, Alien restored and our bionic future

Culture

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Don't believe women in science face huge inequality? Here's the proof

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The new fabric

Technology

Heat-sensitive fabric cools you on hot days and warms you in the cold

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Technology

Don’t miss: Exploring your own delusions, playing with evolution

Culture

Material made from citrus fruit peel could help clean up oil spills

Physics

Material made from citrus fruit peel could help clean up oil spills

Pomelo peels have been ground down and turned into an aerogel – one of the lightest materials in the world – that could be used to clean up oil spills

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Technology

Self-growing material could make muscles that become stronger with use

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Life

Don't miss: Space thrills, wooden guts and the rise of esports

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Physics

The emptiness of space has a structure we could use to send messages

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Technology

Don't miss: Immersive memories, DIY starships and the secret of life

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