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Elon Musk's plans for mind-controlled gadgets: what we know so far

Elon Musk's plans for mind-controlled gadgets: what we know so far

17 July 2019

Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has finally broken its silence, unveiling a brain-computer interface it says people could use to control devices with their minds


rhinos

Drones could be used to herd rhinos away from poaching hotspots

16 July 2019

It’s costly to protect southern white rhinos from poachers, but a study suggests the vulnerable animals could be deterred from poaching hotspots using drones


crop spraying

Superweeds are on the brink of becoming resistant to all weedkillers

14 June 2019

The most damaging weed in the UK is evolving resistance to the powerful herbicide glyphosate - and many more superweeds are evolving worldwide


Koala drinking

Thirsty koalas need bowls of water to survive increasingly hot climate

5 June 2019

Koalas were once thought to get all the hydration they needed from eucalyptus leaves, but artifical water stations might be necessary for their survival in a warming climate


SeaKIT vessel

Uncrewed deep-sea robots will help map the world’s oceans

31 May 2019

The Ocean Discovery XPrize has been awarded to an uncrewed vehicle capable of mapping 250 square kilometres of the sea floor within 24 hours


A koala

Koala conservation goes high-tech with virtual reality and drones

31 May 2019

An Australian project has demonstrated airborne thermal cameras and virtual reality could much more accurately pinpoint where koalas live, and improve conservation efforts


A green monkey

Monkeys use their 'eagle' call to warn each other about drones

27 May 2019

Monkeys in Senegal have learned to adapt to drones flying over their habitat. They use a similar call to when they spot an eagle to alert others


Drone in the sky

Drones flown straight at aircraft to test collision avoidance tech

24 May 2019

A start-up has tested its collision avoidance system by flying drones straight at planes and helicopters over 7000 times —  so far there haven't been any crashes


A drone's eye view of a forest

Police drones with lasers could help find a murder victim in Australia

26 February 2019

The Australian Federal Police wants to use drones equipped with lasers to find a buried body in a murder case


The drone’s tail, propeller and wings unfold after launch

The US plans to launch swarms of attack drones from robo-submarines

12 February 2019

The US Navy has a project that plans to use an autonomous submarine to launch a swarm of attack drones from underwater


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