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Widely used chemicals can now be made without using toxic gas

Chemicals containing fluorine that are used in pharmaceuticals, fertilisers and batteries can now be made without the release of toxic hydrogen fluoride gas as part of the process

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Protons can be used to kill cancer cells

Technology

Plastic wedge makes it much easier to make protons for cancer therapy

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2NMX51D This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a tropical storm east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, at 7:50am EST, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where forecasters expected the potential cyclone to strengthen Tuesday into the sixth named storm, Fred, of the Atlantic hurricane season. (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES via AP)

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The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops

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A bee with the sensor attached

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Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature

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How talking to your future self can improve your health and happiness

Life

How talking to your future self can improve your health and happiness

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Specimen from the Hunterian Museum, London

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Hunterian Museum puts anatomical curiosities back on display

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What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved?

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Welcome To Your A.I. Future

Technology

Sci fi author Lavie Tidhar: Using Midjourney to explore ethics of AI

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Still form Welcome to Your AI Future!

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Welcome to Your AI Future! Watch the AI film made using Midjourney

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Regulating AI is going to be hard but big tech transparency is key

Companies creating the new generation of chatbots and other generative AI are shy about sharing their code and data. That has to change

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Technology

Why do some AI researchers dismiss the potential risks to humanity?

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Sleeping Beauties review: The strange nature of nature's inventiveness

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Virtual You review: The quest to build your digital twin

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Technology

Wearable anti-anxiety device strokes your arm with a furry pompom

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