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Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

A lubricant harvested from beetle legs reduces friction more effectively than Teflon. The wax-like material could be used in microrobotics and small prosthetics

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

Physics

Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

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Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

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Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

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We are witnessing an accelerated shift in how people view food

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We are witnessing an accelerated shift in how people view food

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Calories on food packets are wrong – it's time to change that

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Calories on food packets are wrong – it's time to change that

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We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life

Humans

We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life

Culture

How to make ice cream with no freezer, just ice and salt

Humans

How to make ice cream with no freezer, just ice and salt

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Helen Mirren

Technology

Solos review: Star-studded sci-fi that is let down by the material

Culture

Does eating celery really burn more calories than it contains?

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Does eating celery really burn more calories than it contains?

There is a persistent claim that eating celery burns more calories than it contains, but the truth is a little more complicated, writes James Wong

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Physics

Clouds of atoms trap light in a way that could store quantum data

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Technology

Flat pasta that morphs into 3D shapes when cooked saves on packaging

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Physics

Your finger can feel the change of a single atom in a material

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Space

Stowaway review: A claustrophobic and philosophical space thriller

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