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Paragliding drones will aim for stealth missions

8 August 2006

A US company is working on several military aircraft, including miniature surveillance craft and a two-person paragliding buggy

Robots are our friends

21 June 2006

Will robots ever serve as substitutes for human companions? On the 85th anniversary of their conception, Kathleen Richardson looks at how far they have come

Torrent of email spam may be subsiding

21 December 2005

New laws and improved email filtering technologies seem to be getting the better of spammers, but the war is far from over

Airborne robotic spycraft inspired by seagulls

31 August 2005

The highly agile airborne drones with flexible wings could be used for surveillance within the narrow confines of urban landscapes

Robotic spy-planes use shape-shifting wings

25 August 2005

The small surveillance drones are designed to fly around urban landscapes and can switch from stable glider mode into ultra-manoeuvrable fliers

Triple virus wears down computer defences

6 June 2005

Three viruses deliver a triple whammy to vulnerable machines and are designed to create a vast network of "zombies"

Underwater drones break depth record

13 April 2005

The uncrewed "seagliders" spent 191 days travelling 3000 kilometres across the Pacific, while diving deep to sample ocean temperatures

By any machines necessary

3 November 2004

Protest is not just about the people any more. Modern-day activists have some high-tech tricks up their sleeves, says Scott Lafee

Not too hot, not too cold

2 July 2004

An audit of war and occupation

2 July 2004

At 10.26 am local time on 28 June, the US-led administration in Iraq handed over sovereignty to an Iraqi government, two days earlier than scheduled. New Scientist audits the legacy of the war against Saddam, and the subsequent occupation