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Mini fire extinguishers inside lithium batteries may stop blazes
A lithium-ion battery with its own mini fire extinguisher that releases its contents if it gets too hot could stop phones and laptops bursting into flames
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X-rays show how gas 鈥榩illows鈥� make lithium-ion batteries explode
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Lightbulb made of modified E. coli fuses biology and electronics
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E-paper display runs on office lights and never needs charging
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Physics
First superatom molecules pave way for new breed of electronics
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Shocking beauty: The unexpected charms of the high-voltage lab
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Feedback: Quantum theory and the science of queueing
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Sensitive robot skin has a memory and knows what it has touched
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Earth
Cyborg rose has electric circuits running through polymer veins
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Silicon 2.0 promises superpowered chips and solar cells
Solar power and electronics are being held back by a material that isn鈥檛 very good at its job 鈥� silicon. It鈥檚 time to replace it 鈥� with silicon
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See one of the world’s dirtiest jobs: e-waste disposal
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Cosmic ray blitz: Space invaders that fry electronics
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ButtonMasher: Photorealism takes gaming deeper
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Make graphene in your kitchen with soap and a blender
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