Future Technology

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

Sea-skimming 'flying ferries' could cross the Channel at 180mph © Brittany Ferries/PA

Battery-powered, sea-skimming ‘flying ferries’ could cross the Channel at 180mph

The experiments using cosmic radiation to see inside the pyramids © Andy Potts

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How scientists are using cosmic radiation to peek inside the pyramids

12 of the best garden gadgets for 2021

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16 of the best garden gadgets for 2021

Bullying: How to slay the social media trolls © Anson Chan

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Meet the app developer creating a simple tool that could slay all online trolls

Lockheed Martin airship

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The new age of the airship: Could blimps be the future of air travel?

Electric vehicles: What can we do with the growing number of dead batteries? © Getty Images

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Reality Check Electric vehicles: What can we do with the growing number of dead batteries?

Brain-computer Interface

The brain-computer interface that works with imagined handwriting

Smart doorbells: 8 of the best video doorbells to keep your home safe

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Smart doorbells 8 of the best video doorbells to keep your home safe

Best soundbars to buy in 2021 reviewed

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Best soundbars to buy in 2021 reviewed

Sleep technology: best sleep gadgets to help you nod off © Getty Images

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Sleep tech 21 gadgets to help you nod off and wake up refreshed

Tim Berners-Lee: Can we protect future generations' internet privacy? © CERN

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Interview Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee thinks his creation is out of control. Here's his plan to save it

Money: Does the internet need ads? © Anson Chan

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Why the internet can survive without ads

Disinformation: Can we slow the tide of fake news? © Anson Chan

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The simple reasons online disinformation may never be fixed

Podcast: The future of human flight, with real-life Iron Man Richard Browning © Getty Images

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Podcast The future of human flight, with real-life Iron Man Richard Browning

Cool gadgets

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65 cool gadgets: Our pick of the best new tech for 2021