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No plugs needed: How wireless charging could set electric cars free

The rise of wireless charging for electric cars means you may never have to worry about plugging in again

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Can batteries transport us to a greener future?

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Can batteries transport us to a greener future?

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If Finland struggles to recycle, what hope the rest of the world?

Environment

If Finland struggles to recycle, what hope the rest of the world?

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Health

Zapping your guts with electricity can help relieve constipation

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Night fishing with light-up lures that can be seen from space

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Night fishing with light-up lures that can be seen from space

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Lightning strike

Health

Lightning hit a woman's home and switched off her brain implant

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Poking tiny dents into solar panels makes them work better

Physics

Poking tiny dents into solar panels makes them work better

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Technology

Elon Musk wants to turn our homes into one big power plant

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The new superconductor

Physics

A twist in graphene lets you switch superconductivity on and off

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Cars that run on supercapacitors could be charged in minutes

Physics

Cars that run on supercapacitors could be charged in minutes

New material could lead to supercapacitors that hold more energy than lithium batteries and allow electric vehicles or smart phones to be charged in minutes

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Technology

Electric eel-inspired batteries could power life-long pacemakers

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Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in Europe

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Technology

People without electricity could end up living the energy dream

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Technology

Charge your phone using ambient light and printed solar cells

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