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Society

Could a self-monitoring system for criminals replace prisons one day?

Future Chronicles is our regular speculative look at inventions yet to come. In this latest installment, we journey to 2050, when technology had been developed so that criminals could be monitored at home. It led to a drop in crime, writes Rowan Hooper

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Antidepressants vary widely in their physical side effects

News

Technology

Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards

News

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Technology

Digital ID cards could be a disaster in the UK and beyond

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virtual assistance and AI applications

Technology

Around one-third of AI search tool answers make unsupported claims

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Technology

Modular nuclear reactors sound great, but won't be ready any time soon

Analysis

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Physics

Even in our digital world, materials still matter

Leader

Technology

Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

News

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Technology

Is Neuromancer's cyberpunk dystopia still thrilling in 2025?

Culture

A human spine with integrated electronic circuits embedded into it

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

From flexible implants to circuits seeded with living cells, a new kind of electronics is starting to produce long-lasting implants with the potential to help everything from paralysis to hearing and vision loss

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Rapamycin may extend lifespans by protecting against DNA damage

News

Technology

Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?

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Space

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

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Technology

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

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