Technology
Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?
Making medicines and complex materials is messy and wasteful. Using electric fields as catalysts could make chemistry far cleaner
Features
Technology
Fabric repels both oil and water thanks to clever silicone coating
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Technology
Super-bright fluorescent solids can be 3D printed in any shape
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Chemistry
Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?
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Health
How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns
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Physics
Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond
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Physics
Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures
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Technology
Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers
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Life
Life’s other mystery: Why biology’s building blocks are so lop-sided
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Life
Soil gets its smell from bacteria trying to attract invertebrates
Soil’s earthy smell comes from chemicals produced by bacteria called Streptomyces, which use the odour to attract springtails to help disperse their spores
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Physics
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry
Culture
Earth
Rock peeling off continents may have triggered biggest mass extinction
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Physics
We’ve figured out why bubbles make a ‘pop’ sound when they burst
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Physics
Radioactive review: A reimagining of Marie Curie’s luminous legacy
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