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chemist

Atomic assembly lines are a small victory for chemists

Chemists are about to realise their ultimate goal – precise control of the building blocks of matter

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illustration of factory work

Technology

Atomic Legoland: How to build wonder stuff from the atom up

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Futuristic city

Space

Science fiction picks: Time for a reality check

Culture

Exploding lightbulb

Technology

Eight great accidents in scientific discovery

Features

explosion in desert

Physics

Bigger bang theory: teach atoms new tricks to beef up explosives

Features

Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic

Technology

Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic

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plastic bottles

Earth

Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

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Solar panels

Earth

Invisibility cloak makes solar panels work more efficiently

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Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

Earth

Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

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Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles

Physics

Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles

Bubbles reinforced with an external layer of particles can hold their shape under pressure – which may help in making stronger foams and in drug delivery

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Technology

Twisted semiconductors could help project moving holograms

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Technology

Special steel inspired by bone is more resistant to cracking

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Technology

Old toys will self-destruct thanks to vanishing plastic

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Technology

Material that shrinks in heat can weather extreme temperatures

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