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A transparent ball of glue, close up, with a white strand of spider silk going into it, twirling around and comnig out the other end. Looks cool and abstract

Technology

Artificial spider silk mimics how it acts as liquid and solid

Inspired by the strange properties of spider silk, researchers have created "liquid wires" that could be used in soft robotics

News

Layout of 5-cubit device

Technology

Try your hand at programming IBM's online quantum computer

News

Beech marten halts LHC after chewing on a power cable

Physics

Beech marten halts LHC after chewing on a power cable

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entanglement

Space

That's odd: Quantum entanglement mangles space and time

Features

Fungal material made into letters spelling out

Technology

Fungal products won't win prizes for glamour but will be greener

Culture

Feynman

Technology

Atomic memory could store US Library of Congress in a dust speck

News

Carroll

Physics

It's mind-blowing what our puny brains can do

Opinion

An artist's impression showing a small robot with four legs and gecko-like feet crawling over the outside of a spacecraft, with the surface of Earth visible over the top of the page

Space

Gecko Gripper blasts off to help design space-crawling robots

News

Cartoon of man in suit holding a gavel, sweating, with his hand over his moutn, with a bottle of milk in front of him

Space

Feedback: Lawmakers’ raw milk celebrations hit a sour note

Regulars

Scientist Inside A Fusion Reactor

Technology

New alloys could lead to next generation of nuke plant metals

Nuclear reactors destroy their casings over time, requiring costly repairs. A new type of high-entropy metals could make them more robust

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Physics

Bananas and jazz help us penetrate physics – but only so far

CultureLab

Life

Feedback: Blue miracle tonic is high on pH, low on evidence

Regulars

Technology

Material that can grow when stretched is inspired by Islamic art

News

Technology

Shape-shifting matter could let houses crumple themselves away

News