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Stretchy electrodes shrink when wet to fit snugly around organs

A material inspired by spider silk contracts to less than half of its length when exposed to water, and could be used for soft medical devices that adjust their shape around tissues and organs inside the body

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DNA repair has been captured in a step-by-step molecular movie

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Spiral strand of DNA

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Robotic chemist discovers how to make oxygen from Martian minerals

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Robotic chemist discovers how to make oxygen from Martian minerals
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Spray-on sensors can turn any clothing into motion-sensing technology

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Life

The cannabis of the future might not come from plants

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salt crystals dissolving in beaker with water

Chemistry

Atom-by-atom recordings track what happens after substances dissolve

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Attempts to recreate red matter

Physics

Superconductor hopes dashed after journal retracts ‘red matter’ study

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Chemistry

Why cannabis smells like skunk – and how that could soon change

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Electrical energy

Technology

Tiny generator uses the motion of molecules to produce electricity

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Lessons in Chemistry review: TV show delivers – just stay with it

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Lessons in Chemistry review: TV show delivers – just stay with it

When Lessons in Chemistry, the story of a woman scientist frustrated by the times she lives in, finally finds its stride, it is a reminder that things can come together with patience

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Chemistry

Nobel prize for chemistry goes to trio behind quantum dots work

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Superglue alternative made from soya is strong but biodegradable

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Humans

'Scent of eternity' worn by ancient Egyptian mummy has been revealed

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Plastic bottles can be recycled into energy-storing supercapacitors

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