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Technology

US government lab is using GPT-3 to analyse research papers

A tool built using the AI behind ChatGPT can help extract information from scientific paper abstracts. It could help researchers identify important information across thousands of articles

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Comparison of a gel sheet and a standard cloth

Technology

Super-absorbent towel soaks up liquids better than cloth or paper

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The alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel

Chemistry

Toughest material ever is an alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel

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Sections of a timber wind turbine tower under construction

Environment

Should we build wind turbines from wood?

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An image of microscopic disks that were transferred onto various grains of pollen.

Physics

Candy-like mixture can print patterns on microscopic objects

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Rays of light

Technology

Glass device can tell objects apart without needing a computer

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Compostable plastic that has not fully disintegrated in a compost bin

Environment

Most ‘home compostable’ plastic doesn’t break down in garden bins

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Electron microscope image of the new aluminium alloy

Chemistry

Aluminium alloy could boost spacecraft radiation shielding 100-fold

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A silkworm weaving chrysalis with its silk

Technology

Metal-enriched silkworm silk is one of the strongest materials ever

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Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

Health

Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

A metamaterial that can detect a huge array of gene fragments within 5 minutes could lead to devices for medical diagnostics or environmental monitoring

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Material that changes colour as it stretches could be used in bandages

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Technology

Stretchy material could make bandages change colour when getting loose

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Technology

Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel

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Life

Bloodworms have copper jaws that could inspire self-building materials

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