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Chemistry

Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab

Hexagonal diamond up to 60 per cent stronger than normal diamonds could be used to create super-tough drilling and cutting tools for industrial applications

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Chaotic streams of energy appear to slice through space

Physics

Is gravity a new type of force that arises from cosmic entropy?

Features

Physics

We may be able to share quantum entanglement nearly infinitely

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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it's often quite dark

Culture

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The Prestige is just as clever and thrilling 30 years on

Culture

The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to 51¶¯Âþ

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Environment

Built-in fire extinguishers can prevent battery explosions

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Video

Which sci-fi movies predicted the future accurately?

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Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

Culture

Technology

Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry

Working in tandem, a quantum computer and a supercomputer modelled the behaviour of several molecules, paving the way for useful applications in chemistry and pharmaceutical research

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Technology

Quantum computers are surprisingly random – but that's a good thing

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

Culture

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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

Culture

Environment

Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the real thing

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