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Modular nuclear reactors sound great, but won't be ready any time soon

The UK government has announced a raft of tiny nuclear power projects, while Russia, China and a host of tech giants are also betting big on small nuclear reactor designs. Does the idea make sense and can they really be built any time soon?

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Physics

Even in our digital world, materials still matter

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Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

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Los Angeles - CIRCA 1985: Author William Gibson poses for a portrait circa 1985 in Oakland, California (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

Technology

Is Neuromancer's cyberpunk dystopia still thrilling in 2025?

Culture

A human spine with integrated electronic circuits embedded into it

Health

The futuristic new tech that could bridge broken nerves and mend minds

Features

Illustration of the drug rapamycin (red) blocking a protein called mTOR (blue)

Health

Rapamycin may extend lifespans by protecting against DNA damage

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Technology

Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?

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Lunar Crater Radio Telescope: Illuminating the Cosmic Dark Ages This illustration depicts a conceptual Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the Moon?s far side. The early-stage concept is being studied under grant funding from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program but is not a NASA mission. Credit: Vladimir Vustyansky

Space

Could a huge lunar telescope be our best chance of spotting aliens?

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We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

Technology

We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

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In the village of Tshabula, villagers search for cobalt and copper in the waste tailings dumped by the lorries of the Chinese company Commus, which extracts minerals from one of the town's largest open-cast mines.

Environment

Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

Collecting the materials needed for renewable technologies is causing enormous environmental damage and could soon extend to the deep sea and even asteroids. Innovative solutions are poised to turn the crisis around

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Health

ADHD drugs reduce risk of criminal behaviour, drug abuse and accidents

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Health

mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection

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Health

We should consider testing Ozempic on healthy people

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Health

Ozempic really could turn back the clock on your biological age

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