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Technology

Bizarre state of matter to treat wounds instead of antibiotics

Plasma is a state of matter, like liquid or gas, that is fatal to bacteria, so a new wearable plasma patch is being tested to dress wounds

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Technology

Anti-swearing AI takes the edge off abuse on Reddit and Twitter

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Technology

Can an app tell if you have dementia years before your doctor?

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Technology

There is only one anti-shark tool for surfers that seems to work

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Technology

Papua New Guinea bans Facebook for a month in fake news blitz

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Technology

Facebook AI turns your idle humming into a Bach orchestra piece

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Four soldiers where big back packs

Technology

Bulletproof batteries could make body armour for combat

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Technology

Those GDPR emails should stop soon, but our data nightmare won't

Insight

Grape skins and stems can be turned into a greener plastic

Physics

Grape skins and stems can be turned into a greener plastic

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New algorithm can help spot faked photos before they go viral

Technology

New algorithm can help spot faked photos before they go viral

Faked pictures can make very powerful propaganda if they get widely shared. A new algorithm aims to weed out doctored images before they spread

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Humans

Trump’s Iran U-turn could restart the global nuclear arms race

Insight

Health

Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

Regulars

Humans

Trump says the Iran nuclear deal is bad. Here's why he's wrong

Analysis

Technology

Monkey face recognition app can help spot endangered primates

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