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China accelerating into the future with electric cars

By Associated Press

China's auto show to reveal electric ambitions to clean-up its smog-chocked cities and become a technological world leader.

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How the cashless society can help the world's poor prosper

Financial inclusion in the developing world: Technology is the key to unlocking barriers

By Sudhesh Giriyan

Lightcatcher: This Cold War-era Russian truck is being converted into a massive 1800s-style camera

When complete, the camera will have a resolution which is comparable to that of a space telescope.

By Immanuel Jotham

What does the inside of a rock look like? Scientists can now give you a tour

Geologists used a camera, a grinder and AI to make a 3D model of a rock.

By Immanuel Jotham

US Air Force wants to purchase two new cast iron shell cluster bombs and is looking for vendors

The US Air Force has specified two classes of bombs – one 2,000 pounds and the other 500 pounds.

By Immanuel Jotham

Physicists just created an exotic new state of matter by stuffing an atom full of atoms

The new state of matter is formed at highly cold temperatures, using atoms where an electron orbits the nucleus at a...

By India Ashok

Watch Stratolaunch – the world's biggest plane as it goes through its first runway test

It has a wingspan of over 380 feet and will launch rockets into space, three at a time.

By Immanuel Jotham

MIT engineers create energy generating device

Engineers create device that generates electricity out of thin air and needs no direct sunlight

The device also doesn't need any batteries or depend on wind, relying instead on temperature changes to generate energy.

By India Ashok

Robohunk: Meet the world's first 'companion' sex robot for women

Henry, the male sex robot, has a British accent and can remember lines to your favourite songs and poems.

By Ruchira Sharma

US Army wants a new surface-to-air missile for defence against drones and rockets

The army will set aside over $50 million for the development of the new Expanded Mission Area Missile (EMAM).

By Immanuel Jotham

Doomsday vault in Norway is going to get a few upgrades including a new tunnel

Global warming could cause the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to flood and these upgrades are countermeasures.

By Immanuel Jotham

China's new next-gen Mach 5+ hypersonic jet could reach New York from Beijing in 2 hours

The craft features a unique four-winged design to reduce turbulence and drag at ultra-fast speeds.

By Shubham Sharma

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Watch Boston Dynamics' creepy SpotMini 'robo-dog' open and hold door for its armless sibling

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Why too many monolinguals will hurt British businesses post-Brexit

By Alex Pusco

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Innovation

China accelerating into the future with electric cars

How the cashless society can help the world's poor prosper

Lightcatcher: This Cold War-era Russian truck is being converted into a massive 1800s-style camera

What does the inside of a rock look like? Scientists can now give you a tour

US Air Force wants to purchase two new cast iron shell cluster bombs and is looking for vendors

Physicists just created an exotic new state of matter by stuffing an atom full of atoms

Watch Stratolaunch – the world's biggest plane as it goes through its first runway test

Engineers create device that generates electricity out of thin air and needs no direct sunlight

Robohunk: Meet the world's first 'companion' sex robot for women

US Army wants a new surface-to-air missile for defence against drones and rockets

Doomsday vault in Norway is going to get a few upgrades including a new tunnel

China's new next-gen Mach 5+ hypersonic jet could reach New York from Beijing in 2 hours

Scientists tracked commercial fishing in real-time and found over half the world's oceans fished

Watch The Ring's sinister ghost crawl out of a TV in this augmented reality video

Militarised spying dolphins? US military wants to recruit sea creatures to monitor enemy submarines

A 'happy' spacesuit? Scientists working on revolutionary new tech to keep astronauts stress-free in space

Space Launch System: Watch Nasa fire up its next big rocket engine at highest-ever thrust capacity

10,000 year clock: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos begins his most ambitious project yet

The Great Unbanked – do my files look thin in this?

Amazon Go is re-engineering the emotional experience of shopping

Why too many monolinguals will hurt British businesses post-Brexit

Why too many monolinguals will hurt British businesses post-Brexit

Work in the digital age: Why remote teams can still be disunited

Work in the digital age: Why remote teams can still be disunited

British government relying too heavily on business to make society fairer

British government relying too heavily on business to make society fairer