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This Massive Fog Chamber Is a Matter of National Security

As well as testing security cameras and military sensors, it could improve medical imaging technology.

Duncan Geere
Jun 23, 2015 2 min read

Consumer Wearables Measure Air Quality in the Most Polluted Cities

Crowdsourcing air quality readings could make life better for millions around the world.

Duncan Geere
Jun 19, 2015 2 min read

Making Music Hackable Again

A musical instrument designed to be hacked and modified into something new and unexpected.

Alice Bell
Jun 19, 2015 2 min read

A Darker Future For Us All

The battle against light pollution is on.

Ros Donald
Jun 17, 2015 4 min read

NY Prison Break: 6 High-Tech Security Measures That Might Have Foiled It

How modern prisons foil old breakout techniques.

Abigail Hartstone
Jun 16, 2015 3 min read

An oil platform sits on a ship, awaiting its voyage out to sea. Activists fly a "Save the Arctic" banner overhead.

Arctic Communities Fight Back Against Oil Drilling

For those in northern coastal regions, global warming isn't an abstract change–it's an immediate threat to survival.

Kamil Ahsan
Jun 15, 2015 5 min read

How to Launch Your Own Space Program

How small cube satellites are offering even schoolkids the chance to explore beyond Earth.

Mark Harris
Jun 12, 2015 2 min read

A History of Humanoid Robots

How we've recreated mankind in metal through time.

Duncan Geere
Jun 12, 2015 2 min read

The Hidden Room for Spies in the Natural History Museum

During WWII, British spies had a secret room in the museum for showing off new gadgets.

Alexander Sehmer
Jun 11, 2015 2 min read

The Rise of Caring Robotics

New developments have made it easier to start thinking of robots as caregivers.

Simon Hazelwood-Smith
Jun 9, 2015 2 min read

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