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Cigarette butts.

Scientists turn world’s most hated litter into batteries for the future

The billions of cigarette butts discarded every year could soon power your…
Astronaut Peggy Whitson

Top US astronaut predicts space stations will become medicine factories

Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut, says the next great leap in…
Dirty Diaper Sandwich

Parenthood rewires the brain to conquer the ‘yuck’ factor, study finds

Changing dirty nappies doesn’t just ruin your appetite – it actually ‘inoculates’…
Quantum medicine.

Quantum sensors and ‘super-powered’ MRI set to revolutionise medicine

A new roadmap from Japan argues that quantum technology is ready to…
Robots feeling.

Robots learn to handle raw eggs and brew coffee by ‘feeling’ like humans

A new bio-inspired approach allows robots to master the delicate art of…
Taishan Nuclear Power Plant

China to swap dirty coal for nuclear power in massive green energy drive

A new study outlines a plan to repurpose China’s retiring coal plants…
University College Cork

Solution offered for Grok ‘undressing’ scandal: Teach users empathy

A new 10-minute online course has been proven to stop people from…
Healthy old people.

‘Super agers’ win the genetic lottery twice to keep their memories young

People in their 80s who retain the sharp memories of those decades…
Video gaming.

Gaming more than 10 hours a week is the ‘tipping point’ for bad health

Playing video games is generally harmless, but a new study has identified…
Graviton detection

World’s first graviton detector hunts ‘impossible’ ghost particle of gravity

Physicists are building a machine to solve the biggest problem in science…