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Fifty years of DARPA: Hits, misses and ones to watch

Technology

Fifty years of DARPA: Hits, misses and ones to watch

Founded to protect the US against "technological surprise", the agency has achieved some spectacular successes - and failures - in its 50-year history

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Technology

Fifty years of DARPA: Hits, misses and ones to watch, part II

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Space

Japan allows military to operate in space

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How flickering light could replace rubber bullets

Technology

How flickering light could replace rubber bullets

Features

<i>Iron Man</i>: The science behind the fiction

Technology

Iron Man: The science behind the fiction

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Mongoose-robot duo sniffs out landmines

Technology

Mongoose-robot duo sniffs out landmines

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Technology

Sensitive military items for sale on eBay

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US Army toyed with telepathic ray gun

Life

US Army toyed with telepathic ray gun

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Dumped chemical weapons missing at sea

Earth

Dumped chemical weapons missing at sea

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Space

Editorial: What was the point of Star Wars?

Ronald Reagan's ambitious Strategic Defense Initiative was born 25 years ago this week. What do we have to show for it?

Opinion

Technology

The cyborg animal spies hatching in the lab

Features

Space

China presents possible space and tech threats, US says

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Technology

'Robot arms race' underway, expert warns

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Space

Spysat's fuel tank likely destroyed by US missile

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