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A working ECMO machine in an intensive care department

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ECMO machine

An ECMO takes over the function of the heart and lungs and is used to treat some critically ill patients.
Pearse Keane at Â鶹´«Ã½ Live 2019

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How DeepMind's artificial intelligence is reinventing the eye exam

Video

Death researcher on pandemics and our fascination with dying

Technology

Death researcher on pandemics and our fascination with dying

Regulars

A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships – can they?

Humans

A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships – can they?

Features

sound waves

Health

Brain ultrasound scanner could speed diagnosis of head injuries

News

Wind turbines

Technology

Wind-powered turbines could clean pollutants from our air

News

Robot plants made from origami mimic transpiration to track the sun

Technology

Robot with origami leaves can follow the sun like a real plant

News

Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?

Technology

Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?

Culture

China is using mass surveillance tech to fight new coronavirus spread

Technology

China is using mass surveillance tech to fight new coronavirus spread

News

Election cyberattacks? It’s incompetence we need to worry about

Technology

Election cyberattacks? It’s incompetence we need to worry about

Concerns about adversaries hacking democracy abound, but it’s sheer incompetence we should really be worried about, writes Annalee Newitz

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Technology

How a flawed mentality led to Silicon Valley’s meteoric rise

Culture

Technology

What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city?

Culture

Technology

What are the ethics of CGI actors – and will they replace real ones?

Insight

Environment

The aviation industry has a plan to make planes green. It won't work

Insight

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