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Tomorrow's Lives

‘I use a drone to spy on people’

By Rose Eveleth

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In Depth

The glove turning touch into talk

By Lesley Evans Ogden
A spectator watches a cannon demonstration at Manassas National Battlefield Park (Credit: Jason Andrew)
Technology

The new conflict over a US Civil War battlefield

By Aidan Walker
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Future Now

The giant towers cleaning up city smog

By Tim Smedley
Even twins can be identified through the tiny marks on the surface of the skin (Credit: Getty Images)
In Depth

Seven ways you are truly unique

By Richard Gray
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Technology

Why Apple and Google are going solar

By Chris Baraniuk
Virtual reality may not fully catch on this year, but many think it's here to stay regardless (Credit: Nan Palmero/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)
In Depth

VR: What is hype and what is real?

By Tim Maughan
The lure of oil can even draw people away from towns whose populations were previously quite steady, such as this district of Al Jazirah Al Hamra in the United Arab Emirates.
Technology

The ghost towns created by the oil rush

By Chris Baraniuk
Death is something we all live with, but Istvan feels that technology could transform our experience (Credit: Zoltan Istvan)
In Depth

The weirdest US presidential candidate?

By Tim Maughan
The new system could deal with as many as 7,200 bags an hour (Credit: Heathrow Airport)
HyperDrive

The hidden world of airport luggage

By Jack Stewart
The diaphragm of a Bowers & Wilkins speaker (Credit: Bowers & Wilkins)
Technology

The world’s best loudspeakers

By Chris Baraniuk
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Technology

The oil-rich city betting on drones

By Tim Maughan
Inside an RW Smith watch (Credit: Chris Baraniuk)
The Secret World Of...

Secrets of a master watchmaker

By Chris Baraniuk
A worker collects items at Amazon's Hemel Hempstead warehouse (Credit: Amazon)
The Secret World Of...

How algorithms rule Amazon workers

By Chris Baraniuk
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AI: The Ultimate Guide

When good robots go bad

By Evan Selinger and Woodrow Hartzog
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Future Thinking

The car that runs on sunshine