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Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through - Oct. 29, 1969 -- Tia Ghose

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Scientists invent 'Pulse-Fi' prototype - a Wi-Fi heart rate monitor that's cheaper to set up than the best wearable devices -- Sophie Berdugo

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Scientists develop 'full-spectrum' 6G chip that could transfer data at 100 gigabits per second - 10,000 times faster than 5G -- Rich McEachran

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Google has turned 2 billion smartphones into a global earthquake warning system - it's as effective as seismometers, tests show -- Ben Turner

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Japan sets new internet speed record - it's 4 million times faster than average US broadband speeds -- Perri Thaler

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'Thermodynamic computer' can mimic AI neural networks - using orders of magnitude less energy to generate images -- Anna Demming

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Microsoft can now store data for 10,000 years on everyday glass thanks to laser breakthrough -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

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MIT designs computing component that uses waste heat 'as a form of information' -- Owen Hughes

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Google Glass has found yet another lease of life - but is it too little too late for smart glasses? -- Max L Wilson

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Tapping into new 'probabilistic computing' paradigm can make AI chips use much less power, scientists say -- Fiona Jackson

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MIT's chip stacking breakthrough could cut energy use in power-hungry AI processes -- Fiona Jackson

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This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid - but challenges remain for the unusual storage format -- Fiona Jackson

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New EV motor invention could cut 1,000 pounds from future vehicles, making them much lighter while boosting their range -- Alan Bradley

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Scientists create new solid-state sodium-ion battery - they say it'll make EVs cheaper and safer -- Rory Bathgate

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Watch four flying cars go toe-to-toe in new 'Formula One of the skies' -- Damien Pine

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Toyota to launch world's first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 - they're expected to last longer and charge faster -- Skyler Ware

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New hydrogen battery can operate four times colder than before - meaning denser and longer-lasting EV batteries -- Roland Moore-Colyer

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China launches world first 'megawatt-class wind power airship' -- Rory Bathgate

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Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon - it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight -- Fiona Jackson

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MIT invention uses ultrasound to shake drinking water out of the air, even in dry regions -- Owen Hughes

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NASA's ultraquiet supersonic 'flying swordfish' makes history with first test flight -- Damien Pine

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China's new 'solar-power window coating' can capture energy and power household devices -- Peter Ray Allison

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A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish town -- Sophie Berdugo

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Secretive X37-B space plane to test quantum navigation system - scientists hope it will one day replace GPS -- Samuel Lellouch

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Why the rise of humanoid robots could make us less comfortable with each other -- Berry Billingsley

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Watch: Chinese company's new humanoid robot moves so smoothly, they had to cut it open to prove a person wasn't hiding inside -- Owen Hughes

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