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Matthew Sparkes

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NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter, the predecessor to ChopperNASA/JPL-Caltech NASA is working on…

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Bacteria can work as a team to spot prime numbers and vowels

Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria derived from Escherichia coli into simple computersSiarhei…

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Polaris Dawn latest: SpaceX crew complete first ever ‘stand-up’ civilian spacewalk

Jared Isaacman looks out of the Dragon capsule’s hatchSpaceX SpaceX made history…

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Astronomers worried by launch of five new super-bright satellites

Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most…

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Smart speakers at crime scenes could provide valuable clues to police

Amazon’s Echo Show 15 smart assistant records audio and images in people’s…

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Google breakthrough paves way for large-scale quantum computers

Google has built a number of quantum computersGoogle If a small quantum…

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Asteroid CAQTDL2 is about to hit Earth – but don’t worry, it is only small

The predicted path of asteroid CAQTDL2 over the PhilippinesCatalina Sky Survey/ESA Astronomers…

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AI could help shrinking pool of coders keep outdated programs working

Computer programs from the 1960s are still used for bulk data processing…

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Should Ukraine capture a Russian nuclear power plant?

A Ukrainian military vehicle driving passing a destroyed border crossing point with…

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Don’t disrespect Alan Turing by reanimating him with AI

Alan Turing was many things: a wartime hero, a computer scientist who…

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