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Renewable energy

Robotic underwater miners can go where humans can't

Technology

Robotic underwater miners can go where humans can't

This aquatic drone can crawl down abandoned pits to get the treasure that’s too dangerous for humans to reach, which may mean a future with fewer new mines

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Energy from evaporating water could rival wind and solar

Earth

Energy from evaporating water could rival wind and solar

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AI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings

Technology

AI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings

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mining

Earth

Our terrifying energy future leaves us with uncertainties

Culture

solar panels in China

Technology

Why China's green ambitions will make it the next world leader

Insight

bus

Technology

Failed electric buses remind us that roads not taken do matter

Leader

Twisted carbon nanotubes harness waste energy and put it to work

Technology

Twisted carbon nanotubes harness waste energy and put it to work

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We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

Earth

We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

Comment

drilling site in Lancashire

Earth

The push for UK fracking may be 55 million years too late

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Refuelling hydrogen vehicle

Technology

Nano aluminium offers fuel cells on demand – just add water

The accidental discovery of a new aluminium alloy could lead to portable hydrogen and could kick-start the struggling hydrogen economy

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Technology

The renewables reality: clean energy hasn't risen for 25 years

Insight

Earth

Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

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Physics

Bigger bang theory: teach atoms new tricks to beef up explosives

Features

Earth

California climate case turns up the heat on fossil fuel giants

Comment

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