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Squeezing loofah sponges creates enough electricity to power LEDs

Sponges derived from luffa plants could act as tiny power sources for small devices, say researchers - but they may not supply enough energy to be practical

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ORDOS, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - Citizens use photovoltaic energy from the roof of a shed to charge an electric vehicle at a public parking lot in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, July 7, 2023. Ordos City vigorously promotes the construction of photovoltaic power generation projects on the roofs of administrative institutions, government agencies, schools and public parking sheds. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Environment

How to reach net zero five times faster

Features

Back to the Future

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The 10 best time travel movies ever made, according to a metaphysicist

Culture

Syndrome in The Incredibles

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Five of sci-fi's best corporate villains, according to author John Scalzi

Culture

Society

Can the UK’s new ARIA science agency deliver ‘moonshot’ technologies?

Analysis

Subatomic particles and atoms, conceptual illustration.

Physics

A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

Culture

Little cute girl on kitchen is taking chocolate cookie from table.

Chemistry

The science behind baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie

Regulars

The Bayesian experimental autonomous researcher (BEAR), a robotic laboratory

Technology

Toughest known structure discovered by autonomous robot lab

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illustration of the Bacteriophage Virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. 3D illustration - Image ID: 2A326TF (RF)

Technology

Virus ‘nanobots’ can make harmful bacteria in food and drink glow

It can be time consuming to test food and drink for potentially harmful bacteria, but viruses that naturally attack the bacteria can be gene edited to speed up the process

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

Culture

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

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Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes

Culture

Technology

Gene-edited yeasts transform bread and give rice wine a banana taste

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