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A beam of red light shines through a series of four lenses within a telescope-like device

Anti-laser can make any object suck in light

25 August 2022

A maze of mirrors and lenses turns any material into a highly efficient light absorber and could be used for detection of faint light or charging distant devices with light

A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko - RC2LPV9MUYER

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'

16 August 2022

A scientist in Ukraine warns that the reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power station is designed to protect against some threats, but not shelling

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Can we build a quantum clock that is entirely quantum?

5 August 2022

Quantum clocks are normally controlled by a classical control system, but to build things like tiny quantum drones that fly around delivering molecules we'll need a fully quantum approach

A Ukrainian soldier observing the area at a destroyed bridge

Efforts to regulate 'killer robots' are threatened by war in Ukraine

13 July 2022

International efforts to legally control the use of "killer robots" are faltering because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Hawks forward dive and then swoop up to hit the brakes before landing

29 June 2022

A diving manoeuvre used by raptors to slow down before landing on a branch could improve technology for flying and perching drones

Robot can fly, swim or hitch a ride by sticking to other objects

18 May 2022

An amphibious drone that can attach itself to other objects with a suction cup could be used to track marine animals such as whales

Robotic drones with suction pads can fly, swim or hitch a ride

18 May 2022

A robotic drone that can travel through air and water, and also attach itself to larger objects with a suction cup, could be useful for tagging wild animals