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Artificial leaves: Bionic photosynthesis as good as the real thing

Artificial leaves: Bionic photosynthesis as good as the real thing

2 March 2022

Converting sunlight into liquid fuel through artificial photosynthesis would be a huge environmental victory – and the latest prototypes look surprisingly effective
Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

12 August 2020

Making medicines and complex materials is messy and wasteful. Using electric fields as catalysts could make chemistry far cleaner
Black and white illustration of people getting into a cylindrical carriage

7 crazy transport systems that didn't go the distance

8 September 2017

New York nearly had a pneumatic subway, and the US military thought about sending their soldiers abroad on rockets. Find out why these and other quirky ideas failed

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