Collateral damage
9 January 2013
The rise of small personal drones brings many issues (8 December 2012, p 42), including for wildlife. I fear that birds in areas where drones...
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2012 review: The year in technology
21 December 2012
The year's biggest stories in technology, including Kinect devices that may spot signs of autism and controlling a robot by the power of thought
Brain-like chip outstrips normal computers
21 November 2012
Artificial neurons and synapses placed in circuits are unlocking the potential of brain-like computing
Bee gone
12 September 2012
Your article on the decline of bumblebee species and their importance to pollination (11 August, p 42) reports that the pesticide neonicotinoid is found in...
What counts as a conscious thinking machine?
5 September 2012
AI pioneer Ben Goertzel on artificial consciousness and how we will know when it has finally arrived
New remote warfare: Smaller, better, deadlier?
8 August 2012
The next generation of drone warfare, with tiny bombs on small craft, will create new risks, warns Paul Marks
Micro-drones: The new face of cutting-edge warfare
18 July 2012
Drones are getting smaller and smarter, able to navigate and identify targets without GPS or human operators
Threatwatch: Taliban action risks polio resurgence
22 June 2012
Which is more likely to derail the decades-long battle to rid the world of polio? The Taliban, or the financial crisis?
Shape-shifting wings make stealthy Batbot more agile
23 May 2012
A drone that mimics the way a flying bat changes its wing shape could make small uncrewed vehicles more manoeuvrable than their fixed-wing counterparts
Command robot planes with a wave of your arms
15 March 2012
Drones could soon be controlled by gestures, according to new research and a Boeing patent
