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Future law: Can you be slandered by a robot?

Future law: Can you be slandered by a robot?

11 September 2013

In a world awash with robots, teleports and self-driving cars, you are going to need a good lawyer, warns Richard Fisher


Race to Mars: Who will be first to the Red Planet?

Race to Mars: Who will be first to the Red Planet?

10 July 2013

Two private teams say they will get people to Mars within the next 10 years. Find out how they plan to pull it off – and if the astronauts can come back


Atmospheric rivers: When the sky falls

Atmospheric rivers: When the sky falls

26 March 2013

Extreme floods around the world could have a common cause – mysterious great rivers of water that gush through the atmosphere


Drone school: Tough lessons for rookie remote pilots

Drone school: Tough lessons for rookie remote pilots

23 January 2013

When Sara Reardon visited a a US air force base she found that being the remote pilot of a warplane is no cushy number – and don't mention video games


Welcome to the personal drone revolution

Welcome to the personal drone revolution

5 December 2012

Sophisticated, affordable drones could soon be so commonplace that they will become our personal servants, says Michael Brooks


Body down a wire: Living your life in remote control

Body down a wire: Living your life in remote control

7 November 2012

Transmitting our senses into machines is set to change the way we live, says Helen Thomson, but it's the unintended consequences we should care about


Robots move into the mining business

Robots move into the mining business

25 July 2012

The dirty, back-breaking work of extracting minerals from the Earth is being taken over by machines


Power is the ultimate high

Power is the ultimate high

4 July 2012

Power really does corrupt – research shows that being boss changes our brains, says Ian Robertson


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Command robot planes with a wave of your arms

21 March 2012

Drones could soon be controlled by gestures, according to new research and a Boeing patent


Driller killers: Turning bacteria's weapons on them

Driller killers: Turning bacteria's weapons on them

18 January 2012

Bacteria battle each other with highly sophisticated smart impalers – now we're turning this arsenal against them


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