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Hyperrealistic prosthetics start-up hopes to improve amputees’ lives

This prosthetics maker designs hyperrealistic limbs that emulate the patient's age and skin tone as closely as possible - adding in wrinkles, nail pigmentation and even tiny hairs.

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Are we prepared to tackle the risk of EV fires?

While EV fires happen less frequently than in traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, they pose very different challenges for first responders.

Mobility

What will travelling through an airport be like in the year 2100?

It's 2100. Autonomous pods take you from home to the terminal and beyond, and biometrics allow smooth access to net-zero airports and aircraft.

Mobility

IAA Mobility 2023: Stunning new EV designs and concepts unveiled

To kick off this year's IAA Mobility in Munich, carmakers Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mini and Smart have unveiled their latest designs and concepts. One of the world's biggest tech and innovation shows of its kind, IAA Mobility officially opens on September 5.

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How Tokyo quake-proofed itself 100 years after a deadly disaster

A century on from a devastating natural disaster, Tokyo has embraced seismic safety technology. But can its buildings withstand future earthquakes?

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New brain-computer interfaces help paralysed patients to speak again

Two “groundbreaking” brain-computer interfaces are being tested on paralysed people who lost the ability to speak.

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Rising number of UK homes installing heat pumps and solar panels

Around 18,000 heat pumps and 120,000 solar panels have been installed so far in 2023 but subsidies aren’t enough to encourage more households.

Mobility

'World’s fastest shoes' let you walk at the speed of a run

The AI-powered, TikTok-famous "Moonwalkers" can be strapped onto your shoes to make you reach a top walking speed of 11 km/h.

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Stockholm Syndrome 50 years on: Is the condition a myth?

Swedish psychiatrists are now calling the infamous Stockholm Syndrome a "constructed concept" used to explain away the failures of the State.

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Skull scanning may aid in brain disease diagnosis and treatment

The study findings could open up new possibilities to monitor brain inflammation simply by scanning the surface of the patient’s head.

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This 'mind-reading' AI system can recreate what your brain is seeing

MinD-Vis could be developed to integrate into virtual reality headsets, with the idea that users could control being in a metaverse with their minds.

Mobility

The humanoid robot that can pilot an airplane better than a human

The robot’s memory is so large that it can memorise all Jeppesen navigation charts, a task that is impossible for human pilots.

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UK building Europe's first lithium refinery to power 1m electric cars

As well as providing batteries for the rising numbers of EVs, the plant expects to cut lithium’s current carbon footprint by 80 per cent.

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AI-powered brain implants restore touch and movement to paralysed man

Thomas can now scratch his face and wipe his nose, something his sister had to help him with previously.

Mobility

Tokyo tests automated, simultaneous translation at railway station

The 40 cm high semi-transparent display sees translations pop up simultaneously on the screen as station staff and foreign tourists speak.

Mobility

Ford deploys 'hands-free' driving in cars on UK motorways

Driving hands-free on the motorway is now possible in the UK.

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Europe’s space agency attempts ‘first of its kind’ assisted re-entry

The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates there are 2,000 defunct spacecraft among a total of 10,000 spacecraft currently in space, a majority of which enter the Earth's atmosphere in a natural - rather than controlled - way.

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Electronic 'noses' help sniff out forest fires in Germany

The sensors can detect the gases emitted during the earliest, phase of a fire, allowing a more efficient and faster intervention.

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Berliners can get their party drugs tested at addiction facilities

The German parliament has passed a law enabling federal states to offer drug-checking projects in June.

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This ‘digital bakery’ 3D prints sweets and chocolates in any shape

Clients can custom-order sweets and chocolates in any shape: from cartoon characters to superheroes.

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