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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

An experiment with elastic gels broke the theoretical speed limit for how fast cracks can move through materials, raising new questions about the physics of fractures

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LK-99 partially levitating

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Room-temperature superconductor 'breakthrough' met with scepticism

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Indonesian vegetables tempura traditional recipe. City of Yogyakarta, Java island, Indonesia, Asia. (Photo by: Mikel Bilbao/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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How to make perfect tempura at home

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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Eunice Newton Foote: The woman who discovered the greenhouse effect

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Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

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English industrialist stole iron technique from Black metallurgists

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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Justin Cronin on writing a book with a "holy hell" moment in it

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Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature for a pure element

Two independent teams of researchers found that putting the silvery metal scandium under extreme pressure makes it into a superconductor at a temperature higher than any other element on its own

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How you can help save Britain's rivers by becoming a citizen scientist

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Asteroid City review: Is Wes Anderson film all style over substance?

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City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

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3D-printed material glows green under pressure or friction

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