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Eight great accidents in scientific discovery

Scientists looking for one thing sometimes stumble upon the unexpected. Here are some lucky breaks, from the cold depths of space to the heat of the bedroom

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explosion in desert

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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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Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

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Solar panels

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Invisibility cloak makes solar panels work more efficiently

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Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

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Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

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Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles

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Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles

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Princess Leia hologram

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Twisted semiconductors could help project moving holograms

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Knee X-ray

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Special steel inspired by bone is more resistant to cracking

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Old toys will self-destruct thanks to vanishing plastic

A new generation of materials that dissolve on demand could solve the problem of plastic waste – and even give extra satisfaction when peeing

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Material that shrinks in heat can weather extreme temperatures

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Impossible alloys: How to make never-before-seen metals

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Plastic flower blooms thanks to its own internal molecular clock

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How future-proof are the ideas of Buckminster Fuller?

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