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rippled graphene with dissociated hydrogen atoms on top

Chemistry

Graphene with ripples could help make better hydrogen fuel cells

The one-atom-thick layer of carbon known as graphene can split hydrogen 100 times more efficiently than an equivalent mass of the best catalysts because of its strange nanoripples

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A reconstruction of the Huc enzyme

Chemistry

Soil bacteria enzyme generates electricity from hydrogen in the air

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Technology

Heating water with computer servers could save UK homes £150 a year

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Protesters hold placards during a

Earth

2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

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2K6KYM8 Protesters hold an

Environment

Dismissing environmentalists with an 'anti-growth' label is wrong

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The gas leak at Nord Stream 2

Humans

Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines to Europe suffer mysterious leaks

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An above view of the front of a container ship moving through deep, blue ocean waters on a sunny day with dry hills in the background on shore. The ship is fully loaded with colourful, truck-sized cargo containers.

Environment

Decarbonising the shipping industry will cost more than $1 trillion

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Environment

We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

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Boston - March 6: People hold a banner reading Stand with Ukraine! Stop buying Russian oil as they take part in a Peace March for Ukraine from Copley Square to Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common in Boston on March 6, 2022. The protests marked the second straight Sunday people have marched through Boston, as Russias invasion of its neighbor entered its 11th day. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Environment

How the war in Ukraine will change the way the world uses energy

Insight

A crane lifts a weight for energy storage

Environment

Fix the Planet newsletter: The weird and wonderful rivals to batteries

As Scotland announces the building of 17 enormous wind farms off its coast, we look at the novel solutions for storing the electricity they will produce

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Environment

Fix the Planet newsletter: The tide is turning for sea power

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Technology

Material inspired by blood vessels can extract uranium from seawater

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Fracking

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