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Batteries built with bumpy components work better in the freezing cold

Lithium-ion batteries often lose their charge at sub-zero temperatures, but a design incorporating bumps into one of the main components makes them work much better

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A cockroach robot

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Watch this cockroach robot squirm through a tricky obstacle course

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Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

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Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

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An invisible tag embedded in a coffee cup

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Invisible 3D printed tags turn simple objects into gaming controllers

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A power station in North Yorkshire, UK

Environment

Inside big tech's $925 million plan to speed up carbon removal

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British Library robots look after old newspapers with new tech

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British Library robots look after old newspapers with new tech

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Can a phone app really be your therapist?

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Can a phone app really be your therapist?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Martin Meissner/AP/Shutterstock (12872560a) Wind turbines produce power during sundown in Emlichheim, Germany, . The head of the International Renewable Energy Agency says

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Europe must tackle its energy crisis now or face a very painful winter

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Martin Wikelski interview: Tracking animals reveals their sixth sense

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Martin Wikelski interview: Tracking animals reveals their sixth sense

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Watch a foot-tickling machine discover the most ticklish spot on feet

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Watch a foot-tickling machine discover the most ticklish spot on feet

The TickleFoot device stimulates the most ticklish spots of the human foot – for women it was found to be the centre of the arch, while for men it is slightly closer to the toes

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Artificial touch: The new tech making virtual reality more immersive

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Artificial leaves: Bionic photosynthesis as good as the real thing

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New ways to suck up methane can buy us vital time in the climate fight

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Automated chemistry: The machines that can discover new drugs

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