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Risk of nuclear disaster is minimal as Russian forces reach Chernobyl

Physicists say that the risk of nuclear material being released from the Chernobyl reactor as a result of Russian attack is minimal

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Cost of new UK underground nuclear waste facility jumps to £53 billion

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The race is on to tackle climate change by pulling carbon from the air

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Description: Camera image of a plasma inside the TCV tokamak, regions of different colors correspond to different temperatures of the hot plasma. The center of the plasma is so hot that it does not emit visible light. Credit: Curdin W?thrich / SPC/EPFL

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DeepMind uses AI to control plasma inside tokamak fusion reactor

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Nuclear fusion energy record points way to harnessing power of the sun

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Fusion energy record suggests we really could build artificial suns

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Duct tape inspired bandage

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Medical dressing works like duct tape to seal internal wounds

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Electric wound dressing could help injuries heal faster

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Will 5G mobile networks in the US really interfere with aircraft?

US telecoms companies plan to turn on 5G networks across the US, but airline bosses warn that potential interference with planes could cause a "catastrophic" crisis

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Portable laser scanner creates colour 3D images of surfaces or objects

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Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages

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Outsider wins DARPA challenge to predict where floats drift at sea

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GPS software boost lets smartphones pinpoint location to within 20 cm

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