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Beetles carrying tiny backpack cameras stream footage to a smartphone

Beetles carrying tiny backpack cameras stream footage to a smartphone

15 July 2020

Ultralight cameras fixed to the backs of beetles can wirelessly live-stream to a smartphone, which can also direct the camera to rotate and get footage from different directions


Circle tracks

GPS mystery is making ships appear to teleport and move in circles

4 June 2020

Ships from around the world are mysteriously sending false reports of their locations. It could be due to a new kind of GPS spoofing device, which is making the vessels appear to circle a point near San Francisco


#16: Hints of a new force of nature; making mice with human cells; seaweed in the fight against climate change

15 May 2020

There are four fundamental forces that describe how everything works, from black holes to radioactive decay to sounds coming out of your headphones. But this week we discuss hints that there is a fifth fundamental force of nature.In the pod this week...


#16: Hints of a new force of nature; making mice with human cells; seaweed in the fight against climate change

15 May 2020

There are four fundamental forces that describe how everything works, from black holes to radioactive decay to sounds coming out of your headphones. But this week we discuss hints that there is a fifth fundamental force of nature.In the pod this week...


A drone with a loudspeaker warns people to respect social distancing rules in Portugal

US start-up is testing drones in India to enforce social distancing

11 May 2020

Police are using surveillance drones to enforce social distancing rules worldwide during the covid-19 pandemic, raising concerns about privacy violations


Robot with pincers can detect and remove weeds without harming crops

Robot with pincers can detect and remove weeds without harming crops

29 April 2020

A robot that uses artificial intelligence to find and remove weeds could eventually be used as an alternative to chemical insecticides


The US Navy patented a device to make laser ‘ghost planes’ in mid-air

The US Navy patented a device to make laser ‘ghost planes’ in mid-air

22 April 2020

The US Navy is researching how to use lasers to form plasma into 2D or 3D infrared images of aeroplanes that can distract heat-seeking missiles


Whale sharks can live for at least 50 years – and probably longer

Whale sharks can live for at least 50 years – and probably longer

6 April 2020

The age of a whale shark can be determined by dating the rings of growth in their cartilage, a method that has confirmed that these animals can live for at least 50 years


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Editor's pick - Face recognition's faults will bring death from afar (1)

11 March 2020


China is using mass surveillance tech to fight new coronavirus spread

China is using mass surveillance tech to fight new coronavirus spread

19 February 2020

QR codes, tracking apps and drones at toll booths are just some of the tech tools China is deploying to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus


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