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Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

A prototype of bifocal eyeglasses uses liquid crystals and electric fields to switch between modes that aid in nearby and distance vision

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Los Angeles - CIRCA 1985: Author William Gibson poses for a portrait circa 1985 in Oakland, California (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

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Is Neuromancer's cyberpunk dystopia still thrilling in 2025?

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A human spine with integrated electronic circuits embedded into it

Health

The futuristic new tech that could bridge broken nerves and mend minds

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Illustration of the drug rapamycin (red) blocking a protein called mTOR (blue)

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Rapamycin may extend lifespans by protecting against DNA damage

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Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?

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Lunar Crater Radio Telescope: Illuminating the Cosmic Dark Ages This illustration depicts a conceptual Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the Moon?s far side. The early-stage concept is being studied under grant funding from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program but is not a NASA mission. Credit: Vladimir Vustyansky

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Could a huge lunar telescope be our best chance of spotting aliens?

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We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

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We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

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In the village of Tshabula, villagers search for cobalt and copper in the waste tailings dumped by the lorries of the Chinese company Commus, which extracts minerals from one of the town's largest open-cast mines.

Environment

Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

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Health

ADHD drugs reduce risk of criminal behaviour, drug abuse and accidents

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An illustration of the production of the key signalling molecule interferon, produced by a protein complex binding to DNA

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mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection

mRNA drugs might be able to protect against a huge range of viruses by turning on key parts of our innate defences against infection

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We should consider testing Ozempic on healthy people

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Ozempic really could turn back the clock on your biological age

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Vagus nerve stimulation receives US approval to treat arthritis

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How invisibility cloaks could make us disappear – at least from AI

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