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Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic

Technology

Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic

A method for quickly coating objects in a thin, environmentally safe mother-of-pearl-like film could protect food or electronics from the elements

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MIT quantum simulator

Technology

Quantum simulator with 51 qubits is largest ever

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Diagram showing three-body system

Space

The cosmic dance of three dead stars could break relativity

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The JET device

Health

Brexiteers must not risk UK’s nuclear future by leaving Euratom

Comment

Person throws up at hands standing at blackboard covered in equations

Physics

Five things physicists hate about physics

Features

When is a black hole not a black hole? When it’s a boson star

Space

When is a black hole not a black hole? When it’s a boson star

Features

Abstract pattern made from strings of light

Technology

Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money

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Mathematics has a bad hair day

Physics

Mathematics has a bad hair day

Culture

Solar panels

Earth

Invisibility cloak makes solar panels work more efficiently

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Close-up of circuit board

Space

Smartphone components work beautifully at nearly absolute zero

A team working on electronics for a space-based camera has tested ordinary transistors at ultra-low temperatures, and they passed with flying colours

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Physics

LHC pops out a new particle that could test the strong force

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Space

North Korea claims test of an intercontinental ballistic missile

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Physics

Protons are lighter than thought, which may solve a big puzzle

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Physics

It’s not you – solving a Rubik’s cube quickly is officially hard

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