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A mid-level solar flare erupts from the Sun (Credit: Nasa)
Space

The computer errors from outer space

By Chris Baraniuk

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Tomorrow's Lives

‘I hack phones with touch alone’

By Rose Eveleth
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In Depth

What is killing smartphones?

By Roland Pease
Although the machine is now complete, it will only begin to be used to its full potential in in early 2013. (Copyright: ORNL)
Technology

Building a speed machine

Humanoid Robot (Copyright: SPL)
Future Thinking

Will men and machines merge?

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In Depth

A supercomputing Titan

By John Pavlus
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In Depth

Smart networks for smartphones

By Roland Pease
Many companies such as IBM, Samsung and Nokia are exploring the possibilities of graphene for everything from batteries and cameras to screens and ear pieces. (Copyright: Nokia)
In Depth

Bend and flex for mobile phones

By Roland Pease
Discarded circuit boards at a recycling facility in Germany; in the developing world, e-waste is more likely to end up in landfill. (AP/Christian Charisius)
Matter of Life & Tech

Why your old tech holds treasure

By Jonathan Kalan
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Beyond Human

Why I want a microchip implant

By Frank Swain
A Boy and His Atom (IBM)
Future Thinking

The world’s smallest movie

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Life:Connected

Why computers will be invisible

By Tom Chatfield
Concept of brain on computer chip (Thinkstock)
Future Thinking

Computer chips that think like us

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Horizons

A microchip that breathes

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Under the Radar

Zapping bacteria the wireless way

By Philip Ball