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Frost on leaves

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Artificial leaves made from aluminium could keep windows frost-free

In winter, the veins of leaves don’t get completely covered in frost. Mimicking this effect could be the best way to create ice-resistant surfaces

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Liquid metal that floats on water could make transformable robots

Chemistry

Liquid metal that floats on water could make transformable robots

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Spider hairs

Life

Millions of hairy tarantula skins could be used to mop up oil spills

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Electrified artificial skin can feel exactly where it is touched

Technology

Electrified artificial skin can feel exactly where it is touched

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Living sand hydrogel

Earth

Living 'concrete' made from bacteria used to create replicating bricks

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Welcome to Lunarville: Building a permanent settlement on the moon

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Welcome to Lunarville: Building a permanent settlement on the moon

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Sam rogers rocket man

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Rocket man: How I became a jet suit pilot

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National Ignition Facility Laser System

Physics

Blasting lead with 160 lasers makes it incredibly strong, then explode

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steel workers

Environment

Tackling emissions from heavy industry is key to fixing climate change

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steel making

Technology

Steel and concrete are climate change's hard problem. Can we solve it?

Heavy industry produces more carbon dioxide than the entire US. Perfect the new technologies that could clean it up and we can score a crucial climate victory

Features

Technology

Here's how we can stop a mountain of electric car batteries piling up

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Technology

Fridges made from twisty materials could be better for the environment

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Physics

A strange new type of crystal is made of fluid tied into knots

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Technology

Coated paper holds secret messages that can be erased with a hairdryer

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