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Electric eel-inspired batteries could power life-long pacemakers

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Electric eel-inspired batteries could power life-long pacemakers

A new battery made of fleshy hydrogel layers generates and stores power like electric eels do. It could power pacemakers without ever needing to be replaced

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Hand with e-skin displays heartbeat

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Electronic skin animates heartbeat on the back of your hand

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Close-up of a person's face wearing the Google Glass

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Will a new wave of smart glasses make us 'glassholes' again?

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Police stop a driver whilst wearing smart glasses

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Chinese police use face recognition glasses to catch criminals

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Big tech is unpopular, but we mostly have ourselves to blame

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Big tech is unpopular, but we mostly have ourselves to blame

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Health

Smart contact lens monitors sweetness of diabetics' tears

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Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, USA - 11 Jan 2018

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Voice assistants dominate CES as Google plays catchup with Alexa

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Robotic implant could help children with rare disorder eat again

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Hackers ready to exploit new bug

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How to protect yourself from the Meltdown and Spectre bugs

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Time to fix an internet bust by surveillance capitalism's demand for data

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Time to fix an internet bust by surveillance capitalism's demand for data

The internet is broken by surveillance capitalism's endless hunger for our attention and data. We need networks that reflect radical, unfamiliar philosophies

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Drone-controlled movie cameras catch stunts from every angle

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US cyberweapons have been stolen and there's nothing we can do

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Your smartphone behaviour may decide whether you get a loan

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Hearing implant uses lasers to shoot sound into your ear

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