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2023 news review

Read ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023

Technology

AI comes up with battery design that uses 70 per cent less lithium

Researchers used AI to design a new material that they used to build a working battery – it requires up to 70 percent less lithium than some competing designs.

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Space

It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanets across the galaxy

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Environment

Animal bones ground into an edible paste could help reduce food waste

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Robert Moses

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Why I explored the corrupting power of tech billionaires in The Future

Culture

Read an extract from The Future by Naomi Alderman

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Read an extract from The Future by Naomi Alderman

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Chemistry

Notoriously complex material called 'plumber's nightmare' created

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Molecular Storms review: Unsung physics helps unpick life's complexity

Culture

ISS still

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14 science fiction films to watch out for in 2024

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HC Gilje

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Celebrating dark skies at a festival in deepest Denmark

Culture

Alastair Reynolds, British sci-fi author

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The best new science fiction books of January 2024

From Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds to Tlotlo Tsamaase’s Womb City and Ali Millar’s Ava Anna Ada, January’s sci-fi will chase the New Year blues away

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Space

In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid punched by NASA

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Space

Get ready to see a total solar eclipse in 2024 – here's how

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Technology

Encryption upgrade in 2024 will keep data safe from quantum computers

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Environment

2024 could finally see greenhouse gas emissions start to decline

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