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Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth
Demand for copper is surging because of demand from new technologies, but suppliers are struggling to keep up, and they are likely to fall further behind in the coming years, resulting in shortfalls globally. Even...
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Physicists create formula for how many times you can fold a crêpe
If you gently fold a disc made of some flexible and possibly tasty material, what makes it stay folded?...
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Will war in the Middle East accelerate the clean energy transition?
Despite Donald Trump’s relentless attacks on climate action, the “drill, baby, drill” president has given the green revolution a...
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Power outages can threaten the lives of medical device users – knowing who is most at risk will help cities respond
When the power goes out and stays off for hours, the result can be more than just a hassle – for millions of Americans who rely on medical equipment, losing electricity can become a medical...
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Sustaining diplomacy amid competition in US-China relations
The United States and China “are the two largest emitters of carbon in the world,” said Nicholas...
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Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment remain a danger in an active war zone
Before launching his war on Iran, President Donald Trump said his most important goal was that Iran would “never have a nuclear weapon.” Yet it is not clear what, if anything, his administration has planned...
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Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic
Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our...
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AI is nearly exclusively designed by men – here’s how to fix it
It’s day two of the Women and the future of science conference at the Royal Society in London, but...
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From Idaho to MIT, on a quest to cut methane emissions
Amid the hum of milking equipment and the shuffle of cow hooves, PhD student Audrey Parker and...
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Former dairy farm in Somerset could become research centre
Honeygar Farm is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peatland.
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