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Chemical that makes chilli peppers spicy boosts solar panel cells

Technology

Chemical that makes chilli peppers spicy boosts solar panel cells

Solar cells treated with capsaicin, the compound that makes chilli peppers taste spicy, are more efficient at converting solar energy

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Don’t Miss: Sci-fi writer Adrian Tchaikovsky returns with Bear Head

Humans

Don’t Miss: Sci-fi writer Adrian Tchaikovsky returns with Bear Head

Culture

Are there benefits to following a raw food diet?

Health

Are there benefits to following a raw food diet?

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Humans

The scientific guide to a better Christmas dinner I Science with Sam

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The scientific guide to a better Christmas dinner

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The scientific guide to a better Christmas dinner

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Learn to love those Christmas sprouts with simple cooking science

Humans

Learn to love those Christmas sprouts with simple cooking science

Regulars

Can chemistry replicate the flavour of vintage whisky overnight?

Technology

Can chemistry replicate the flavour of vintage whisky overnight?

Features

The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

Humans

The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

Features

The curious case of the “glacier mice” that seem to dance on ice

Life

The curious case of the “glacier mice” that seem to dance on ice

Features

The surprising truth about why adults make children believe in Santa

Mind

The surprising truth about why adults make children believe in Santa

Children are savvier than we thought, so why do so many of them believe in Father Christmas? Answering that question reveals a lot about child psychology, and even more about adults

Features

Humans

Difficult Times by Adrian Tchaikovsky: An electro band get a weird gig

Culture

Technology

To recreate delicious meals, don’t treat recipes simply as algorithms

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Environment

The Midnight Sky review: George Clooney in a moving sci-fi drama

Culture

Humans

Only 10 senior Black researchers awarded UK science funding last year

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