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medical technology

image of the steerable needle robot showing the robotic actuation unit and bronchoscope. Note that the steerable needle is not shown

Technology

Robot guides needle into lungs more accurately than human doctors

A robot guided a flexible needle into the lungs of pigs, outperforming humans using straight needles

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The omicron coronavirus variant binding to a cell's ACE2 receptor

Health

Drug that targets ACE2 receptors may work against new covid variants

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Where might James Bond go next, in terms of science and technology?

Technology

Where might James Bond go next, in terms of science and technology?

Comment

Gary Carr, Chloe Grace Moretz

Technology

If cyberpunk no longer fits our vision of the future, what does?

Comment

Our balance naturally declines with age, making serious falls more likely to occur

Health

A daily dose of aspirin raises the risk of falls among older people

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G5YCKR International Space Station Earth observation image captured by Expedition 48 crew members showing the sun reflecting off the ocean and the thin layer of atmosphere protecting the Earth from space.

Technology

Weather sensors could float forever in the stratosphere using sunlight

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The Elon Musk Show review: Searching for the man who is Elon Musk

Humans

The Elon Musk Show review: Searching for the man who is Elon Musk

Culture

Brain training apps claim to make us smarter, but there is no evidence

Technology

Brain training apps claim to make us smarter, but there is no evidence

Comment

The success of text-to-image AIs raises major ethical issues

Technology

The success of text-to-image AIs raises major ethical issues

Comment

Packets of drugs in woman's hands

Health

Drugs that mutate viruses to kill them could make them more dangerous

Several antiviral drugs kill viruses by inducing lots of mutations, but a computer model suggests this could have unpredictable consequences

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Technology

Supercharging tweak could fill electric car batteries 90% in 10 mins

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Technology

What hackers get up to when left on an island in the Pacific

Comment

Technology

Big Tech and Civil War enthusiasts clash over historic US battlefields

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Technology

Experimental earphone can ‘hear’ commands user is silently mouthing

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