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Landmine muncher automatically sifts soil and explodes them

Landmine muncher automatically sifts soil and explodes them

9 July 2018

A giant landmine-munching machine that can sift through tonnes of soil every hour will soon be clearing landmines in Zimbabwe


Spiders can use electricity in the air to balloon for kilometres

Spiders can use electricity in the air to balloon for kilometres

5 July 2018

Spiders can detect atmospheric electricity and use it to fly - and maybe  drones of the future could fly the same way too


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A friendly introduction to AI proves oddly unnerving

4 July 2018

Statisticians Nick Polson and James Scott want us to use AI for good. But their new book AIQ struggles to show us how, says Julie Freeman


The US has an anti-drone gun that shoots drones at other drones

The US has an anti-drone gun that shoots drones at other drones

28 June 2018

A new anti-drone system built by the US can fire interceptor drones from a tube as well as jam the controls of potential incoming attackers


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The clock-maker who helped fashion art from science

27 June 2018

Savvy, old-school patronage may be the only way scientifically complex, sophisticated artworks can be made now – to judge by Europe’s largest art fair


A large ship on the ocean firing a purple laser beam at a drone

A new arms race threatens to unleash laser warfare in the skies

27 June 2018

The increasing use of military lasers that can damage the eyes of pilots has opened a fresh front in low-level international conflict, says David Hambling


A bomb squad robot in a field with a plane wreakage

Robo bomb squads compete to gather evidence after a drone attack

20 June 2018

Obstacle courses, simulated chemical spills, and IEDs are just some of the challenges bomb squads tackle with ground robots and drones at the Robot Rodeo competition


girl dancing cartoon

Feedback: Humming this Spanish pop song might save a life

13 June 2018

Dance moves not needed. Plus: the case for ecstasy fuelled diplomacy, how politics is killing Thanksgiving, the door mistaken for a penis bone, and more...


Thousands of people at a festival

Surveillance drones can now spot violent attacks as they happen

7 June 2018

A drone surveillance system can spot violence in a crowd, including stabbing and strangling, but some worry the consequences have not been thought through


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Bees aren't just smart, they're sensitive too

6 June 2018

Far from being mindless pollen-collecting drones, bees can solve problems, make choices and have reactions that look suspiciously like human emotions


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