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Technology

Fabric repels both oil and water thanks to clever silicone coating

By studying a fabric’s weave, it’s possible to design an environmentally friendly silicone coating for the individual fibres that makes the material oil and water-repellent

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Glowing objects

Technology

Super-bright fluorescent solids can be 3D printed in any shape

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Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?

Chemistry

Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?

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How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

Health

How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

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Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond

Physics

Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond

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Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

Video

Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

Video

Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

Technology

Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

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Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Life

Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Features

Soil earthy smell

Life

Soil gets its smell from bacteria trying to attract invertebrates

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

Space

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who discovered that hydrogen dominates our universe, finally gets the recognition she deserves in a rich biography, What Stars Are Made Of

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

Culture

Definition

States of matter

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