Physics
Upend atom! We’ve found a whole new way of doing chemistry
We thought we knew how molecules worked – but the discovery of an entirely unknown class of reactions has forced us to rethink the basics
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Alan Turing inspired a faster way to make seawater drinkable
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Laser-sticker contacts could let you shoot beams from your eyes
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Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff
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Environment
Superlight aerogel made by mimicking a baby dragonfly’s wings
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Super-tough diamonds have been made bendy and springy
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Environment
Poking tiny dents into solar panels makes them work better
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Ultrasonic micro-explosions can harvest gold from old SIM cards
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Sticky yet slick material pulls water from foggy or humid air
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Fresh water can pull stains out of fabric with an electric field
Rinsing fabrics with lots of fresh water after soaping them up creates a small electric field that pulls dirt particles lodged deep between fabric fibres
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Eco-friendly nanowood is a super strong and recyclable styrofoam
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Earth
Green is the new black: Redesigning clothes to save the planet
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Bunnies draped in fake polar bear fur are both cosy and stealthy
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Health
Electric eel-inspired batteries could power life-long pacemakers
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