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World's fastest camera captures footage at 156 trillion frames per second
By Edd Gent published
This camera can generate clips of breathtakingly quick processes — and could help scientists create ultrafast magnetic memory and pioneering ultrasonic medical treatments.
Superfast drone fitted with new 'rotating detonation rocket engine' approaches the speed of sound
By Peter Ray Allison published
Engineers have successfully flown a drone at near-supersonic speeds thanks to a new type of engine that burns like a rocket and could one day lead to hypersonic Mach 9 commercial flights.
Baltimore bridge collapse: an engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change
By Colin Caprani published
Why did the bridge collapse, and what can we do to make other bridges more safe against such collapse?
AI drone that could hunt and kill people built in just hours by scientist 'for a game'
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
The scientist who configured a small drone to target people with facial recognition and chase them at full speed warns we have no defenses against such weapons.
Record-smashing Chinese maglev hyperloop train hits 387 mph and could someday outpace a plane
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
The T-Flight is a maglev train that hit a record-breaking speed of 387 mph on a short test track — but engineers want to double that rate so the train can carry passengers at speeds faster than if they were traveling by plane.
This tiny radioactive battery can last 50 years without recharging — and it's coming in 2025
By Victoria Atkinson published
BetaVolt's BV100 is smaller than a coin and contains a radioactive isotope of nickel that decays into copper and supplies power to a device for up to 50 years. But it probably won't power your smartphone anytime soon, an expert suggests.
Watch the world through different animals' eyes in this stunning high-tech footage
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Cameras recorded footage in red, blue, green and UV channels simultaneously, with openly available software processing the raw footage and converting it into different kinds of "animal vision," showing us how bees, birds, mice and dogs might see the world.
New DragonFire laser weapon can shoot drones out of the sky, UK says
By Ben Turner published
The DragonFire laser can shoot down drones and costs less than $13 a shot, the UK government claims.
Scientists uncover the secret to building Star Wars-style laser weapons — but don't worry, we won't have a Death Star anytime soon
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Today's infrared lasers are only powerful enough to disable aerial targets, but scientists now have the keys to building high-powered laser weaponry that can 'melt' distant targets.
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