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2023 news review

Read ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023
Gold nuggets - thin gold wafers can generate their own glow

Physics

Gold flakes glow when they are bathed in light and now we know how

Shooting powerful lasers at thin gold flakes has revealed how the precious metal generates its own faint glow – and might help us better control chemical reactions used in energy storage

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The Underworld review: A gripping voyage into the deep ocean

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The Underworld review: A gripping voyage into the deep ocean

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Talking Heads review: Cunning tale of how conversation creates worlds

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Talking Heads review: Cunning tale of how conversation creates worlds

Culture

Superconductors can magnetically levitate

Physics

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵs race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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Technology

Energy-storing concrete could form foundations for solar-powered homes

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Room temperature superconductors could be transformative for science

Physics

Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you need to know

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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

Physics

Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

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LK-99 partially levitating

Technology

Room-temperature superconductor 'breakthrough' met with scepticism

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Full length photo of astronaut in space suit and helmet on Mars walking away from the camera towards a dust storm in the distance, red orange all around

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In Light-Years There's No Hurry review: Embracing a cosmic perspective

A charming, challenging book argues that we can improve our well-being by tapping into the spiritually transforming "overview effect" that astronauts report after seeing earth from space

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How to make perfect tempura at home

Regulars

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What an Owl Knows review: Inside the world of this mysterious bird

Culture

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

Culture

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The Other Pandemic review: Can smart reframing fight conspiracies?

Culture

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