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The technology, new ideas, inventions and gadgets that will revolutionise the world as we know it and lead us head first into the future.

Robert Elliott Smith: Are algorithms inherently biased? © Getty Images

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Robert Elliott Smith Are algorithms inherently biased?

How to make a YouTube channel © Getty Images

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Troubleshoot How to make a YouTube channel

Could we genetically modify an animal so that it could live unaided on another planet or moon? © Getty Images

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Could we genetically modify an animal so that it could live unaided on another planet or moon?

New battery tech could help electric cars charge in just 10 minutes © Getty Images

New battery tech could help electric cars charge in just 10 minutes

Five innovative vehicles delivering the future of transportation (Hyperloop)

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Future technology 5 innovative vehicles delivering the future of transportation

Sleep technology: 2019’s top gadgets to help you nod off © Getty Images

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Sleep tech 19 gadgets to help you nod off and wake up refreshed

Mind design: could you merge with artificial intelligence? © Getty Images

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Mind design Could you merge with artificial intelligence?

Meet Pete the fern, the world's first entirely plant-powered photographer (Pete the plant's camera equipment in action © ZSL:PA)

Meet Pete the fern, the world’s first entirely plant-powered photographer

How to choose the best smart home security gadgets © Getty Images

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Troubleshoot How to choose the best smart home security gadgets

Should you upgrade your brain? © Andy Potts

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Should you upgrade your brain?

Marine cultivation technology opening the door to the rich sources of clean energy in our oceans © Getty Images

Marine cultivation technology opening the door to the rich sources of clean energy in our oceans

When we start uploading our brains to computers, will our sense of self be uploaded too? © Dan Bright

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When we start uploading our brains to computers, will our sense of self be uploaded too?

Building for the future: three eco-cities preparing for overpopulation, rising sea levels and air pollution © Stefano Boeri Architetti

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Building for the future 3 eco-cities preparing for overpopulation, rising sea levels and air pollution

Everything you need to know about Neuralink © Getty Images

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Everything you need to know about Neuralink

If we’re ever able to make robots as intelligent as us, won’t forcing them to work for us be as bad as slavery? © Getty Images

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If we’re ever able to make robots as intelligent as us, won’t forcing them to work for us be as bad as slavery?