Quantum memory crystals are a step towards a futuristic internet
2 June 2021
A secure quantum internet is one step closer thanks to a quantum memory made from a crystal that can store entangled photons
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Found 789 results for drones
Drones may have attacked humans fully autonomously for the first time
27 May 2021
Military drones may have autonomously attacked humans for the first time ever during a conflict in Libya last year, according to a United Nations report
Did you know? Fewer than 100 people have a photographic memory
25 May 2021
True photographic memory is yet to be proved but some people have a very rare condition which allows them to recall past events in detail
The nitrogen emergency: How to fix our forgotten environmental crisis
12 May 2021
Nitrogen pollution poisons our water and clogs our air – and it exacerbates other environmental problems. But if we organise now, we can fight back before it’s too late
Whale sharks gulp down air to float vertically while feeding
12 May 2021
Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish but they can suspend themselves upright while feeding at the water’s surface by sucking in enough air to float
US Navy is developing drones to exterminate birds' eggs near airfields
7 May 2021
A new US Navy autonomous drone will locate birds’ nests near airfields, armed with a device that covers the eggs in oil to suffocate the embryos and prevent them hatching
Enormous kites flown by robots could help power a Mars colony
7 May 2021
A proposal to power a future Mars base includes an enormous kite flown by robots, along with solar power and a battery that stores energy by compressing gas underground
The world is hot enough: MI6 has started spying on climate polluters
5 May 2021
MI6 starts spying for the planet, plus what Instagram can teach us about birds and cryptocurrency meets magic mushrooms, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up
Microwave weapon could disable a swarm of military attack drones
14 April 2021
Military drones can resist radio-jamming anti-drone devices, but a microwave weapon could take down a whole swarm at once, or disable just one with sniper-like precision
Female monkeys call to males when they see a predator approaching
10 April 2021
Female putty-nosed monkeys of West Africa will use calls to enlist the help of males when they see a leopard approach
