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Read article: Have scientists in Korea discovered the first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor?
Widespread scepticism in the physics community and Betteridge’s law of headlines suggest the answer is “no”, but confirmation should be swift either way
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Read article: Officials mark midway point towards completion of the Extremely Large Telescope
The facility will, once complete in 2028, be the largest telescope in the world for visible and infrared light
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Read article: Bin the Boffin campaign lights up London, why gravity is weak in the Indian Ocean
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Read article: Approaching infinity…and beyond
Siblings Eugenia Viti and Ivan Viti explore the mathematical limits of the everyday
Read article: Medical devices take design tips from the animal kingdom
From shrimp to butterflies, and now the pangolin and blue-ringed octopus, animals provide inspiration for a myriad of medical devices and applications
Read article: Shopping trolley could save lives, the bottle bouncing challenge
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