Google's quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball
AlfredPasieka/SciencePhotoLibraryByMarkKimJustwhenitwaslookingliketheunderdog
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Robot arm opens doors for wheelchair users
ByJeffHechtOPENINGadooristrickierforrobotsthanyoumightexpect
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Computers top poll of modern discoveries
ByFedericoFagginTWOinventionshaveshapedourmodernworldmorethananyother:theengineandthecomputer.Wheretheenginecapturedandextendedthehumancapacitytodophysicalwork
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Time-travelling browsers navigate the web's past
More:ReadalongerversionofthisarticleIMAGINEatimemachinethatcouldshowyouthewebofyesteryear.That’sthepromiseofMemento,
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Strange 'Norway spiral' was an out-of-control missile
ByMaggieMcKeeVideo:Theexhaustplumeemittedbyaspinningmissilemayhavecausedthe‘Norwayspiral’Update:TheRussianDefenseMinistryconfirmedonThursdaythatitlaunchedaBulavamissileonWednesdayandthatthemissil
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'Frankenstein' fix lets asteroid mission cheat death
ByDavidShigaThebeleagueredHayabusaasteroidprobeisbackontracktoreturntoEarthafteracleverworkaroundcoaxedoneofitsionenginesbacktolife.TherecoveryisyetanotherreversaloffortunefortheJapanesespacecraft
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Learning to love to hate robots
ByColinBarrasROBOTIChelpersarenotyetineveryhome.Butinrecentyearsrobotshavesteadilymarchedintotherealworldtoperformtaskssuchascleaningfloors
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Hacked archive provides fodder for climate sceptics
ByFredPearceClimatescientistsarereelingthisweekfromthediscoverythatsomeonehashackedintotheemailarchiveofoneoftheirmostprestigiousresearchcentres
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Deployment of airport full body scanners could be delayed
ByPaulMarksIntheaftermathoftheincidentaboardaUS-boundairlineronChristmasdayinwhichapassengerattemptedtodetonateexplosiveshiddeninhisunderwear
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Time-travelling browsers navigate the web's past
ByPaulMarksFindingoldversionsofwebpagescouldbecomefarsimplerthankstoa“time-travelling”webbrowsingtechnologybeingpioneeredattheLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryinNewMexico.Bookmarkingapagetakesyoutoitscurren
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Dung beetles' secret superpower: ultimate night sight
ByHelenPhillipsIHAVEneverseenanyonegetsoexcitedaboutcowdungasEricWarrant.WearedrivingthroughthewideopenlandscapeofthedustyAraluenvalleyinNewSouthWales
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You'll buy more from web ads that know how you think
ByVijaysreeVenkatramanAmidthewealthofinformationstreamingoutofwebsites
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Quantum 'trampoline' to test gravity
ByAnilAnanthaswamyIT’Stheworld’ssmallesttrampoline.Bouncingatomswithlaserscouldmakeultra-precisemeasurementsofgravity.Totesttheoriessuchasgeneralrelativity
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Solar-powered night-flying plane makes its first 'flea hop'
ByTomSimoniteSincethisarticlewasfirstpostedwehavelearnedthatSolarImpulseisnot
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Innovation: The sinister powers of crowdsourcing
ByMacGregorCampbellInnovationisourregularcolumnthathighlightsemergingtechnologicalideasandwheretheymayleadWhenanadhocteamof5000peoplewhoassembledinjusttwohoursfound10weatherballoonshiddenacrosstheUSby
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Innovation: The dizzying ambition of Wolfram Alpha
ByJustinMullinsInnovationisourregularcolumnthathighlightsemergingtechnologicalideasandwheretheymayleadWhenthesearchengineWolframAlphalaunchedearlierthisyear
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Optical pressure sensors give robots the human touch
ByDuncanGraham-RoweARTIFICIALskinembeddedwithopticalsensorscouldhelprobotsdevelopamorehumantouch.Existingsensors
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2010 preview: Automotive X Prize contestants power up
ByMacGregorCampbellIfthisisthefutureofgreenmotoring
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Clever folds in a globe give new perspectives on Earth
ByJacobAronAnewtechniqueforunpeelingtheEarth’sskinanddisplayingitonaflatsurfaceprovidesafreshperspectiveongeography
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Cheap catalyst can make and break hydrogen
ByColinBarrasAcheapcatalystcanbothgeneratehydrogenandreleaseenergyfromit.Thenewmaterialcouldbeabreakthroughthatwillallowtheunpredictableenergyflowsfromwindandsolarfarmstobestored.Asnationsattempttoput
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Who can you trust? How tech is reshaping what we believe
BrunoMangyokuByDouglasHeavenTHEfirstthingPaulZakboughtoneBaywasapairoficeskates.Theycamewithahandwrittennote:“Ihopeyourdaughterenjoystheseasmuchasmydaughterdid.”ItmadeZak’sday.Assomeonewhostudiest
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Video-stitched cellphone streams go widescreen
ByTomSimoniteApologiesifyou’reexpectingtoseevideowiththisarticle–it’llbeheresoon!WITHvideoavirtuallyubiquitouscellphonefunction
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Dreams of Doom help gamers learn
ByEwenCallawaySigmundFreudthoughtdreamswereawindowintoourunfulfilledsexualdesires.Butthedreamsofvideogameplayerssuggesttheyhaveamorepracticalrole:helpingustolearnnewskills.“Itreallylookslikeifyou’re
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First osmosis power plant goes on stream in Norway
ByRichardWebbTheworld’sfirstprototypeosmoticpowerstationcameonstreamthisweek.SitedonthebanksoftheOslofjordinsouthernNorway
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Higgs in space: Orbiting telescope could beat the LHC
ByAnilAnanthaswamyEVIDENCEfortheHiggsbosoncouldbepouringdownuponusfromdeepspace.Ifso
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Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics
ByVijaysreeVenkatramanAcontactlensthatharvestsradiowavestopoweranLEDispavingthewayforanewkindofdisplay.Thelensisaprototypeofadevicethatcoulddisplayinformationbeamedfromamobiledevice.Realisingthatdispl
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Lotus leaf solar cells soak up more power
ByPaulMarksSOLARcellshaveanunfortunatehabitofreflectingbackmuchofthelightthathitsthem
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Google and Apple yet to fix Wi-Fi hole in a billion devices
GradyCoppell/GettyByRichardGrayAweaknessinthemainsecuritymechanismthatprotectswirelessnetworksmaynotbefixedforseveralweeks
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Piezoelectronics gets green makeover
ByMacGregorCampbellAnewgenerationoflead-freepiezoelectricmaterialscouldleadtogreeneractuators
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Virtual crashes and clatters get real
ByColinBarrasTheclatterofadroppedtrashcanandthecrashofacymbal–botheasilyrecognisablesounds.That’swhycomputergamesorCGImoviesthatfeaturesuchnoisesusesamplesrecordedfromlife
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Artificial intelligence tells nightmare-inducing tales of terror
GettyByTimothyRevellIrememberhisfaceinalookofhorror
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Robot driving companion brings emotion to navigation
ByMacGregorCampbellYoumightthinkaroboticheadmountedonthedashboardofyourcarwouldbeadistraction.ButcarmakerAudiandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologythinkitwillactuallyprovidelessjarringdirectionsthan
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Safety flaws in US next-gen nuclear reactors
ByRobEdwardsYou’dthinkitwouldbetheonethingnuclearcompanieswanttobesureabout:thattheirreactorscanwithstandfreakweatheroraplanecrash.YetUSfirmWestinghousehassofarfailedtoconvinceregulatorsthatitsAP100
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Robot border guards to patrol future frontiers
ByPaulMarksAMIGRANTmakesafurtivedashacrossanunwalledruralsectionofanationalborder
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Solar cell eye implant could give sight to the blind
THEfirstflexibleretinalimplantcouldrestoresomevisiontopeoplewithcertainformsofvisualimpairment.Conditionssuchasage-relatedmaculardegenerationoccurwhensomeofthephotoreceptorsintheeyestopfunctioningprop
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A joyride through the nanoworld
ByColinBarrasEventhemostcommittedBeatlesfanmightfailtospottheclassictrackintheimageabove.ThisisachunkofavinylcopyoftheRevolveralbum
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Head-mounted microscope sees brain beneath the skull
Asmallmicroscopethatcanbemountedonananimal’sheadshouldofferafront-rowviewofhowitsbrainprocessesvisualandotherstimulionthemove.Alaserinsidethedevicescanstheactivityofneuronsthroughatinyholeintheskull
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Cellphones team up to make Wi-Fi where you want it
THEYsaymanyhandsmakelightwork.NowmanycellphonesmakefastWi-Fi.Ifawirelessnetworkislacking
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Silence that ringing cellphone with a whack
ByColinBarrasHelpcouldbeonthewayforthoseofuswhohavefumbled
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Flexible solar cell implant could restore vision
ByColinBarrasThefirstflexibleretinalimplantcouldrestoresomevisiontopeoplewithcertainformsofvisualimpairment.Conditionssuchasage-relatedmaculardegenerationoccurwhensomeofthephotoreceptorsintheeyestopfu
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Robotic underwater miners can go where humans can't
DamenDredgingEquipmentByDavidHamblingThescenearoundthefloodedWhitehillYeopitinDevon
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