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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

From an authorised sequel to George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four to a collection of newly discovered short stories from the late Terry Pratchett, there is a mountain of brilliant science fiction to get through this month

Culture

Quantum computer from side view

Technology

Adding nanofridges to quantum computers could make them run faster

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Technology

Hollow nanoparticles linked by DNA make unusually strong materials

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Plastic scrap in landfill

Technology

Waste plastic can be recycled into hydrogen fuel and graphene

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Physics

Quantum engine could power devices with an ultracold atom cloud

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Free will

Mind

Free will: Can neuroscience reveal if your choices are yours to make?

Features

Physics

Squeezing loofah sponges creates enough electricity to power LEDs

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ORDOS, CHINA - JULY 7, 2023 - Citizens use photovoltaic energy from the roof of a shed to charge an electric vehicle at a public parking lot in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, July 7, 2023. Ordos City vigorously promotes the construction of photovoltaic power generation projects on the roofs of administrative institutions, government agencies, schools and public parking sheds. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Environment

How to reach net zero five times faster

Features

Back to the Future

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The 10 best time travel movies ever made, according to a metaphysicist

Culture

Syndrome in The Incredibles

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Five of sci-fi's best corporate villains, according to author John Scalzi

John Scalzi's new novel Starter Villain sees his hero inherit a villainous empire. Here, the science fiction author picks his favourite sci-fi baddies with a corporate leaning

Culture

Physics

City-wide quantum communication network in China is most advanced yet

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Society

Can the UK’s new ARIA science agency deliver ‘moonshot’ technologies?

Analysis

Physics

Why nature is the ultimate quantum engineer

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Technology

Quantum batteries that charge wirelessly might never lose efficiency

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