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2C6F140 Atoms and their electron clouds , Quantum mechanics and atomic structure

Physics

You can't put a price on the sense of awe particle physics inspires

Astronomy and particle physics are no longer seen as vital by the US establishment, so funding has fallen. But our work creates a sense of wonder, and wonder matters, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Environment

Could seaweed be the ultimate carbon capture solution?

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San Francisco, CA, USA - September 15, 2024: Waymo self driving taxi driving in downtown San Francisco; Shutterstock ID 2517479849; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Technology

How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis

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C8FAG5 York Minster, northern Europe's largest Gothic cathedral, York, Yorkshire, England,UK

Environment

Why we may be getting urban tree planting all wrong

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Simulation of a black hole

Space

What does it mean to “look” at a black hole?

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Portrait of robot dog sitting on wooden floor, 3d rendering

Technology

Fast forward to the fluffy revolution, when robot pets win our hearts

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F6M33H RELEASE DATE: Dec 18, 2007. ORIGINAL MOVIE TITLE: Blade Runner: The Final Cut. STUDIO: World Artists. PLOT: Twenty-five years after the initial release of BLADE RUNNER, director Ridley Scott uses archival footage to re-create his original vision for the sci-fi classic. Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, the film is set in Los Angeles in 2019. Earth has become a polluted and miserable dystopia, and many people have fled to live 'Off World' on other planets. This dreary vision of the future features replicants: lifelike robots built as slaves for human use. When a replicant escapes his owner, a

Society

Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots

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Environment

How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature

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Physics

We physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms

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Technology

How Star Trek-style replicators could lead to a food revolution

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a technological step change enabled us to produce all the food we needed without the use of animals

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Technology

We need transparency from the companies disseminating misinformation

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Health

Never mind the health benefits, there are green reasons to stop vaping

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Space

Why we need to save the Chandra space telescope

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Life

If we could talk to whales, what might they say?

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