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Advanced quantum network could be a prototype for the quantum internet

4 November 2025

Building a working quantum internet would require overcoming a host of technical challenges, but researchers who have built one of the most advanced quantum networks to date say they think it is possible


TOPSHOT - This picture taken on October 11, 2023 shows an aerial view of buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists. The death toll from the shock cross-border assault by Hamas militants rose to 1,200, making it the deadliest attack in the country's 75-year history, while Gaza officials reported more than 900 people killed as Israel pounded the territory with air strikes. (Photo by Yahya HASSOUNA / AFP) (Photo by YAHYA HASSOUNA/AFP via Getty Images)

A terrifying book dissects the neuroscience of warfare

1 October 2025

Warhead by neuroscientist Nicholas Wright is an alarming insider account of how our brains influence conflict – and how those brains were, in turn, shaped by war, finds Elle Hunt


Stealth radio hides signal in background noise to protect drone pilots

15 September 2025

As drones have risen to prominence on the battlefield, so too has electronic warfare, in which adversaries attempt to mask, jam or trace radio signals. Now, a new stealthy radio device could help give people the edge, letting them fly drones without...


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How tomorrow’s technologies are changing the battlespace

28 August 2025

The future of warfare is being forged in labs, at tech companies and on battlefields. These changes, and the emerging technologies driving them, are set to profoundly influence military thinking, industrial strategy and society more broadly, say experts


Solar-powered ambush drones can wait for targets like land mines

Solar-powered ambush drones can wait for targets like land mines

29 July 2025

Russian ambush drones have been seen in Ukraine fitted with cheap solar panels, which enable them to lurk indefinitely, waiting for a target to come near


Skydweller Aero

Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months

25 July 2025

A pioneering solar-powered drone aircraft operated by Skydweller Aero will be used for maritime surveillance


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Da Vinci's flying machine has already taken to the air

23 July 2025


A Caucasian leopard found in ?The Wild Ones,? premiering globally on 11 July 2025 on Apple TV+.

New nature doc is a call to action to save six endangered species

16 July 2025

The Wild Ones follows three experts out to capture video of species including the Gobi bear and the Javan rhinoceros. It is a heartwarming call to action


Why bizarre Cold War hoverboats are making a comeback

10 July 2025

Sea-skimming crafts – which fly just above the water – were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment. Now, China and the US are resurrecting the technology as a possible Pacific conflict looms


Is this the raciest conference invite ever?

Is this the raciest conference invite ever?

9 July 2025

Feedback has been invited to an event next year in Shaoxing, China. It's an academic conference promising "revolutionary thinkers who are redefining human intimacy through cutting-edge robotics and AI"


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