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blue flame

Physics

Blue whirl that consumes all fuel it encounters is three flames in one

A mysterious blue whirl that burns fuel efficiently is composed of three separate flames – a discovery that could help us generate the whirl for real-world applications

News

Why dark matter should be called something else

Space

Why dark matter should be called something else

Comment

bricks and LED

Physics

Ordinary bricks laced with conductive fibres can store energy

News

Perovskite solar cells

Technology

Changing how we make solar panels could reduce their carbon emissions

News

telescope

Space

Dark matter map hints at cracks in our understanding of the universe

News

This week's new questions

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This week's new questions

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Moore's law

Definition

Moore's law

Electrolyser

Environment

Europe wants to use hydrogen to slow climate change - will it work?

Analysis

glasshouse

Technology

Water-filled windows could keep your home cool and save energy

News

The detector with a billion sensors that may finally snare dark matter

Space

The detector with a billion sensors that may finally snare dark matter

Dark matter must exist, but has evaded all attempts to find it. Now comes our boldest plan yet – sensing its minuscule gravitational force as it brushes past us

Features

Physics

Why cracking nuclear fusion will depend on artificial intelligence

Features

Technology

Two-sided solar panels that track the sun produce a third more energy

News

Last Word

This week’s new questions

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Technology

Mega solar plant uses 170,000 mirrors to generate heat for electricity

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