Humans
Steered by thoughts, drone flies through hoops
Look, no hands... A pilot has used thoughts alone to guide a remote-controlled drone around an aerial obstacle course
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Earth
Hydropower megaproject to dam River Congo
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Earth
It’s too early to herald a US nuclear renaissance
Opinion
Technology
Flow batteries could back up grid of the future
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Earth
Reap the whirlwind for cheap renewable power
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Technology
Send a text message to charge your cellphone
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Technology
Armband adds a twitch to gesture control
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Health
How electrodes in the brain block obsessive behaviour
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Life
Flowers get an electrifying buzz out of visiting bees
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Health
A shocking cure: Plug in for the ultimate recharge
An electrical cure for ageing attracted the ire of the medical establishment. But could the jazz-age inventor have stumbled upon a genuine therapy?
Features
Earth
Wind power is now cheaper than coal in some countries
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Technology
Muscle-zapper forces gamers’ own hands against them
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Earth
Texas mega-battery aims to green up the grid
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Physics
Muscle mimic pulls electricity from wet surface
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