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Ada Lovelace

Technology

Time to bust the myth that Ada Lovelace was an overhyped aristo

Forget the detractors and the hyperbole, Ada Lovelace warrants her status in the history of science on the facts alone, says Ursula Martin

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explosion in desert

Physics

Bigger bang theory: teach atoms new tricks to beef up explosives

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Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic

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Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic

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plastic bottles

Earth

Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

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Abstract pattern made from strings of light

Technology

Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money

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Solar panels

Earth

Invisibility cloak makes solar panels work more efficiently

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Mary Somerville

Health

Mary Somerville: Queen of 19th-century science

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Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

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Google on track for quantum computer breakthrough by end of 2017

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Micius satellite

Space

Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement

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Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

Earth

Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

Laptop packaging is an unlikely new destination for plastic otherwise destined for oceans – but will it make a difference to the clean-up efforts?

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Physics

Time, mass and custard provide the physics in The Earthworks

Culture

Physics

Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles

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Space

The dreams our stuff is made of

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Physics

A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

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