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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

Physics

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

Technology

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

Culture

Health

Most plant-based milks have less protein and calcium than cow's milk

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Health

Your genes may influence how much fruit, fish or salt you eat

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Health

Revealed: The five foods that are key to maintaining good gut health

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Environment

Eunice Newton Foote: The woman who discovered the greenhouse effect

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Physics

Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

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Society

English industrialist stole iron technique from Black metallurgists

A process for converting scrap metal into high-quality iron, which was crucial to the Industrial Revolution, was devised by Black metallurgists who were enslaved and transported to Jamaica by the British

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

Culture

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

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Environment

Soya beans made more meat-like by adding genes for pig proteins

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The easy way to make pasta at home

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