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Virtual power plants could ease growing strain on US electric grid

Energy-saving networks that link smart devices, solar panels and batteries could regulate power demand and help avoid fossil fuel use at peak times

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Thermal-trapping device reaching 1050 degrees Celsius CREDIT Device/Casati et al. USAGE RESTRICTIONS Credit must be given to the creator. Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.

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Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C

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Around half the world could lose easily accessible groundwater by 2050

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We are about to hear echoes in the fabric of space for the first time

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We are about to hear echoes in the fabric of space for the first time

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A slice through the largest 3D map of our universe to date

Space

Invisible 'dark radiation' may explain a big problem with dark energy

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Renewables supply 30 per cent of global electricity for the first time

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The shift to LED lighting is stopping us from seeing our night skies

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A worker inside the vacuum vessel of the DIII-D fusion reactor

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Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

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Wind turbines based on condor wings could capture more energy

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Geoscientists are using telecom 'dark fibres' to map Earth’s innards

The networks of fibre optic cables that criss-cross the planet could be used to better understand what’s happening inside it

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There are hints that dark energy may be getting weaker

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Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world

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Storm-proofing 1% of power lines protects entire grid from blackouts

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Chemical injection brings dying batteries back to life

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