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Magnificent risotto, double-orders of rigatoni: Tom loves Angela Hartnett's new Italian cafe

Smart storage and brilliant brights have made a joyful haven of designer Lucy Tiffney's beach hut on the Essex coast

My three celebrity muses for seamless autumn style

We've all weighed up the choice between pretty pumps and boots, and real comfort (especially those of us with broad feet, wide calves or bunions). But now we don't have to!

There is no stain - seriously, not a single sort - that cannot be removed. All it takes, apparently, is the right combination of (natural) ingredients and a lot of persistence.

Your stars for this week by Jemima Cainer

'I want to shake up my style but still look age appropriate'

As far as Purdy Rubin and Charlotte Figg are concerned, we only need seven (natural) ingredients to clean our homes.

Scarlett Dargan imagines this week's generational debate

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Porto Ercole, Tuscany

Celebrity chef, food writer and sustainable farmer Clodagh McKenna invites starry guests to her home for a cookery class like no other

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Charlotte's affordable Bordeaux buys

Researchers in China have created synthetic magnetic fields within silicon photonic crystals, allowing them to steer and control light on a chip with unprecedented precision. "Beyond immediate applications, the work opens new avenues for studying quantum-inspired phenomena with light," reports Phys.org. "The ability to impose artificial gauge fields in photonic systems could enable devices for optical computing, quantum information, and advanced communication technologies." Slashdot reader alternative_right shares an excerpt from the report: The team achieved this by systematically altering the symmetry of tiny repeating units in silicon photonic crystals. Adjusting the degree of local asymmetry at each point allowed them to 'design' pseudomagnetic fields with tailored spatial patterns, without breaking fundamental time-reversal symmetry. Both theoretical analysis and experiments confirmed that these engineered fields can guide and manipulate light in versatile ways. To demonstrate practical applications, the researchers built two devices commonly used in integrated optics. One was a compact S-shaped waveguide bend that transmitted light with less than 1.83 decibels of signal loss. The other was a power splitter that divided light into two equal paths with low excess loss and minimal imbalance. In a final test, the devices successfully transmitted a high-speed data stream at 140 gigabits per second using a standard telecommunications modulation format, showing that the technique is compatible with existing optical communication systems. The research has been published in Advanced Photonics.

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US boffins say Beijing's bargain wafers are burning rivals below cost

China is moving to dominate the global market for polysilicon, a key material used in chips, by flooding the industry with cheap, subsidised product to drive producers in other countries out of business.…

Harry, 40, enjoyed a 55-minute tea with his father on Thursday, marking their first meeting in 19 months since the Duke flew to the UK to see Charles, 76, in February 2024.

Karen Millen has long been a favourite among royal women. The Princess of Wales is often seen in its vibrant midi dresses, while Zara Tindall gravitates towards the outerwear.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and four people, including a child, were taken to hospital after the crash, which took place at 12.05pm on Friday in Brentford.

The woman shrieks in anguish. Along with a friend, she stands by the van feverishly pleading. But the officers are unmoved.