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Beyond batteries: This technology could revolutionise energy

Forget lithium battery fires: a safe, turbo-charged alternative way to store power could boost everything from smartphones to smart grids

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A wind turbine’s swish may annoy, but it's not hurting anyone

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Controversial India-Japan nuclear deal to be signed this week

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Controversial India-Japan nuclear deal to be signed this week

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A huge problem still lurks at the heart of Paris climate deal

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Lightbulb made of modified <em>E. coli</em> fuses biology and electronics

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Lightbulb made of modified E. coli fuses biology and electronics

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Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments

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Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments

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UK must face reality on climate impact of new Heathrow runway

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UK must face reality on climate impact of new Heathrow runway

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A robot floats in a small tank of water with the aid of four polystyrene balls on arm-like features

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Soft robot with a mouth and gut can forage for its own food

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How to save ourselves from the invisible gas choking us to death

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Xudong Wang holds a piece of his energy-generating board in a lab

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Energy-generating floorboard lights up 35 LEDs with one footstep

A cheap and biodegradable material made from wood pulp can turn footsteps into electricity – a useful complement to renewables like solar

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Iceland drills hottest hole to tap into energy of molten magma

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E-paper display runs on office lights and never needs charging

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Life's subatomic secret: How we're cracking the Hoyle state

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Exploding Samsung phone shows how risky lithium batteries can be

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