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Dual image

Technology

Two-colour pixels let you draw pair of images in the same space

Pixels created with pinholes in aluminium can change colour under different light, which may be useful for fighting forgeries and for storing data

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A girl getting vaccinated

Technology

Plastic cubes injected into the body could replace booster shots

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chemist

Atomic assembly lines are a small victory for chemists

Leader

illustration of factory work

Technology

Atomic Legoland: How to build wonder stuff from the atom up

Features

Futuristic city

Space

Science fiction picks: Time for a reality check

Culture

Exploding lightbulb

Technology

Eight great accidents in scientific discovery

Features

explosion in desert

Physics

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

Features

Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic

Technology

Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic

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plastic bottles

Earth

Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

Features

Solar panels

Earth

Invisibility cloak makes solar panels work more efficiently

A new material that hides the metal grid on top of solar panels make them 9 per cent more efficient in lab tests

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Earth

Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

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Physics

Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles

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