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When will the first Star Trek-style ‘replicator’ be invented?

The Star Trek replicator is imagined to be a low-resolution version of the transporter, which disassembles bulk matter or waste material into energy and then uses this to rebuild molecules in...

What is the most difficult machinery to operate?

There is no Guinness World Record for the trickiest machine to control, but I suspect that keyhole surgery must be up there with the procedures requiring the most skill. A paper published last...

Could we build an armoured suit like the one in Iron Man?

In the movie, Robert Downey Jr achieves superhuman strength by building a power suit tooled up with actuators that assist his limbs. He can kick his way through steel doors and throw heavy objects...

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Blog
Aurora Borealis: Why the UK?
24/01/2012 - 12:37
Over the past few days, people across northern parts of the UK have been treated to spectacular views of the Aurora borealis. Scientists predict this incredible phenomenon may well continue to appear...
Alcohol makes worms live longer
23/01/2012 - 15:29
Despite it widespread allure, most people are aware that alcohol isn’t very good for you. But, in the case of a tiny worm (Caenorhabditis elegans), the demon drink has quite the opposite...
19,232 new species in latest inventory
19/01/2012 - 17:43
Proving our planet still conceals many of its secrets, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University yesterday released an inventory of over 19,000 new species...

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Features
Planet Dinosaur
22/09/2011
As a new BBC TV series brings dinosaurs back to life, Cavan Scott reveals how luck played a part in the discovery of many of its stars
 


The science of Pixar - 25 years
30/08/2011

As Pixar celebrates its 25th anniversary, Jim Thacker investigates its achievements and explores what the future holds for computer animation

What's inside a nuclear reactor?
08/08/2011

Daniel Bennett from Focus magazine visited the world's leading neutron research centre, the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) nuclear reactor in France. 

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Reviews

Gadgets

Lytro
$499 (£312.11) plus PnP

Games

Batman: Arkham City
£34.99

Books

Priceless
£12.99 (304pp, pbk)

Steven Landsburg reviews a book that pulls apart our strange relationships...

DVDs

The Road
£19.99

A bleak story of a...

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