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Modern-day alchemy is putting the periodic table under pressure

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Modern-day alchemy is putting the periodic table under pressure

Elements are transformed under the huge pressures far underground and within stars. Harnessing this extreme chemistry could yield astonishing new technologies

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Terminator-style 'skin' quickly repairs itself after a gunshot

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Terminator-style 'skin' quickly repairs itself after a gunshot

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Spiders sprayed with graphene or carbon nanotubes spin super silk

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Spiders sprayed with graphene or carbon nanotubes spin super silk

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Fabric fights off fire and water at the same time

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Liquid metal brings shape-shifting robot a step closer

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Liquid metal brings shape-shifting robot a step closer

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Programmable pop-up materials can morph on command

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Programmable pop-up materials can morph on command

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Bulletproof graphene makes ultra-strong body armour

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Bulletproof graphene makes ultra-strong body armour

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Inside exotic dead stars are piles of waffles

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Inside exotic dead stars are piles of waffles

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Springy ceramics bounce back when squeezed

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Springy ceramics bounce back when squeezed

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Stretchy plastics hide secret pictures

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Stretchy plastics hide secret pictures

A new invisible ink that reveals secret messages when squeezed could be useful in preventing fraud

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An easier way to turn plant scraps to plastics

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Colour-changing metal to yield thin, flexible displays

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Flower-like liquid crystal lens grows like a pearl

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Terminator 2-style liquid metal can now be 3D printed

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