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The firms who will beat Google to get us into self-driving cars
GOOGLEisgoingtobebeatentothepunch.Foryearsconsumershaveeagerlyawaitedthepubliclaunchofthefirm’sself-drivingcars:autonomouspodsthatwillleaveusfreetoread...
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Genoa bridge collapse – what went wrong and are other bridges at risk?
NurPhoto/GettyByTimothyRevellAlargeportionofabridgeinGenoa...
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The firms who will beat Google to get us into self-driving cars
ByHalHodsonGoogleisgoingtobebeatentothepunch.Foryearsconsumershaveeagerlyawaitedthepubliclaunchofthefirm’sself-drivingcars:autonomouspodsthatwillleaveusfreetoread...
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Replacing your boss with a cruel robot could make you concentrate more
DonatSorokinTASSviaGettyImagesByLeahCraneCruelrobotoverlordsgetmoreoutoftheirhumansubjectsthanniceones.Themerepresenceofanunkindrobotseemstoimproveourcognitiveabilities...
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This AI will draw whatever you want - but it's utterly terrible
CrisValenzuelaByLeahCraneStepaside...
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Imagine storing all the world's archives in a box of seeds
Youputdataintoplants.Why?Iwasannoyedabouttheamountofdiscspaceonmycomputer.Istartedwondering...
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Autonomous cars only ease traffic when paired with smart lights
ByAnnaNowogrodzkiAcarwithnodriver...
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It's time to embrace video games as an Olympic sport
AndrzejKrauzeByMarkZastrowWHATisasport?Thattrickyquestionisback.Asthe2018AsianGamesstartinIndonesia...
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One Per Cent
Virtualrealitytypicallyplaystooureyesandears.NowoursenseoftouchisspokenfortoowithTeslasuit...
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How builder bots are taking construction work out of human hands
THEYnameditTHOR.InadustylotinKonz...
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Future robot swarms should copy lazy ants who let others do the work
GrantHeilmanPhotography/AlamyStockPhotoToomanycooksspoilthebroth...
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Sensitive robot skin has a memory and knows what it has touched
ByJamesUrquhartFishingkeysfromthebottomofabagorpickingupsoftfruitareprettybasictasksforushumans.Butthey’renotsoeasyforrobotichands.Recognisingandgraspingdifferentobjectsusuallyrequirescomplexprogrammi...
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The Lumiere festival gets set to light up the London night
ByTobiasRevellSuchistheboldinvitationissuedbyLumiereLondon...
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Bright idea: How light-based Li-Fi could unseat Wi-Fi
ByNicolaJonesALEXANDERGRAHAMBELLwascertainhisgreatestinventionwouldchangetheworld.Hewasalmostright.Thetelephonewasindeedrevolutionary...
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Yuval Noah Harari: Why the reluctant guru is upsetting scientists
ByGrahamLawtonYuvalNoahHararilikestospinayarnaboutanobscureAfricanapethattookovertheworldbytellingstories.TheapeinhistaleisHomosapiens.Butthestory-tellingrisefromobscuritycouldjustaswellapplytohim.Ten...
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Race of world's tiniest cars set to drive nano-robot revolution
AmodeloftheOhioteam’snanocar(Image:CNRS)You’veneverseenaracelikethisbefore.Infact...
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Climate change credibility tool shows what news you can trust
ByOliviaSolon“GLOBALwarmingisthegreatestscaminhistory.”Denialistheadlineslikethisonelittertheinternet...
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First ever pictures of single proteins thanks to graphene sheet
ByJacobAronYou’dthinktwiceaboutsnappingaselfieifthecameraflashwasbrightenoughtoburnyourskinoff.Biologistsfaceasimilarproblemwhenstudyingproteinsunderthemicroscope...
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Taskmaster robots watch while you work in case you miss a step
ByAnnaNowogrodzkiELLIEworksonacarengineassemblyline.Despiteherbestefforts...
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Hackers stealing and selling your health records must be stopped
DaveWhitney/GettyThereisanewepidemicthreateningourhealthcaresystem.Ablatantdisregardinmedicalorganisationsforensuringtheircomputersandstaffdon’tfallpreytohackersisputtingsensitiverecordsatthemercyofth...
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Patents : Another dimension
ByBarryFoxTHEJapanesecompanySharpisresearching3DTVatitsBritishlaboratory...
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Backup tapes are good news for video pirates
ByBarryFoxMANYcomputerownersbackupthecontentsoftheirharddiscsontodigitaltape.NowPhilips...
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Living a perfect Facebook life isn't worth the real-world stress
RainierEhrhardt/GettyBySallyAdeeONTHEinternet...
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Technology : The sensitive sensor pipes up
ByBobJohnstoneVictoriaHEARTattacksandindigestionsharesomanysymptomsthatdoctorsoftenhavetroubletellingthemapart.Butthisandmanyotherdiagnosticdilemmascouldberesolvedinminuteswithadropofbloodandanexquisi...
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Technology : Oh look, that must be his nose
ByChrisWatkinsBEFOREyoustartpiecingajigsawpuzzletogether...
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UK approves controversial Hinkley C nuclear power plant
ChrisRatcliffe/BloombergviaGettyImagesByNewScientistStaffandPressAssociationTheUKgovernmenthasgivengo-aheadtothefirstnewnuclearpowerstationforageneration—thecontroversial£18billionHinkleyPointCproject...
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Patents : Rejuvenating mask
ByBarryFoxTHEpriceofavoidingsunburnusingtheantiphotoageingfacemaskpatentedbyIsabelBanuchiofPuertoRico(WO97/08968)couldbeachatwiththepolice.Banuchihascomeupwithaflexibleplasticwrapthatattachestoapairof...
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World's first 'nanofish' could be used as guided drug missiles
ByAliceKleinMakingasplash?Engineershavecreatedmetallicnanofishthatareinspiredbytheswimmingstyleofrealfish...
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Netropolitan :
ThechiefBritishpressuregroups—theantismokingASH(TheCampaignforFreedomfromTobacco)athttp://www.ash.org.uk/andpro-smokingFreedomOrganisationfortheRighttoEnjoySmokingTobaccoathttp://www.digiweb.co...
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Patents : Silent alarm
ByBarryFoxJEFFREYWOOLFofLondonispatenting(WO97/08025)asilentcaralarm.Themainfeatureisawindscreenmadefromanelectrochromaticmaterial...
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Patents : Video discs stumble into legal minefield
ByBarryFoxONLYlawyerswillbemakingmoneyoutofDigitalVideoDiscs(DVD).Thecompaniesthatdevelopedthetechnologyhavefallenoutoverplanstocreateaone-stoplicenceshop.Potentialmanufacturersfacealegalminefieldaswe...
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Technology : The video that knows where it lives
ByBarryFoxNEXTmonthavideorecordercomesonthemarketthatshouldsoonbehelpingthepolicewiththeirinquiries.WhentheSharpvideorecorderisfirstused...
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Key flaw revealed in US code plan
ByMadeleineAceyTRULYprivateelectroniccommunicationcouldbeathingofthepastthankstochangesinUSpolicythatappeartoallowmoresecureencryption...
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Technology : How to spot the foreign body lurking deep within
ByJonathanBeardFOREIGNobjectsinthebodycanbehardtofindiftheyaremadeofmaterialsthatdonotshowuponX-rays.Theseincludemedicalimplantssuchasartificialjointsandstents.ButapolymerinventedbyMarc-AntonKruft...
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When infinity gets boring: What went wrong with No Man’s Sky
HelloGamesByDouglasHeavenI’vecrashedonanalienworld.Asitssungoesdown...
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Indian space ambitions soar with lunar launch
ByNewScientistandReuters(Image:ISRO)IndialauncheditsfirstunmannedmoonmissiononWednesdayfollowinginthefootstepsofrivalChina...
