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Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

A lubricant harvested from beetle legs reduces friction more effectively than Teflon. The wax-like material could be used in microrobotics and small prosthetics

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

Technology

China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

Physics

Steel foil coated with nanowires does backflips out of water

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Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

Technology

Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

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Portrait of the German mathematician Amalie Emmy Noether (1882-1935), c.1910

People in Science

Emmy Noether

LIGO mirrors cooled to near absolute zero could probe quantum gravity

Physics

LIGO mirrors cooled to near absolute zero could probe quantum gravity

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Calories on food packets are wrong – it's time to change that

Health

Calories on food packets are wrong – it's time to change that

Comment

We are witnessing an accelerated shift in how people view food

Health

We are witnessing an accelerated shift in how people view food

Comment

We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life

Humans

We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life

Culture

Quantum microscope can examine cells in unprecedented detail

Technology

Quantum microscope can examine cells in unprecedented detail

The most powerful microscopes have limited detail when they observe living cells, but a quantum trick with laser light has allowed researchers to overcome those limits

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The Meaning of Meaning: Carlo Rovelli finds inspiration in rebellion

Video

Physics

Carlo Rovelli’s rebellious past and how it made him a better scientist

Video

Humans

How to make ice cream with no freezer, just ice and salt

Regulars

Technology

Quantum memory crystals are a step towards a futuristic internet

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