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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.

Rana el Kaliouby: What if computers could read our emotions? © Shutterstock

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Rana el Kaliouby What if computers could read our emotions?

'Culturally competent' robot improves mental health in the elderly © University of Bedfordshire/PA

‘Culturally competent’ robot improves mental health in the elderly

Biohybrid design: How to build a biological robot © Ritu Raman

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Biohybrid design How to build a biological robot

Kitchen tech: the best gadgets to express your inner culinary genius © Getty Images

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Kitchen tech 6 of the best gadgets to express your inner culinary genius

Amazon's new fitness tracker will be able to analyse your emotions © Amazon/PA

Amazon’s new fitness tracker will be able to analyse your emotions

Shooting lasers at robots makes their microscopic legs walk © Cornell University

Microscopic robots made to walk using laser technology

What is artificial intelligence? © Getty Images

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What is artificial intelligence?

The technology solving the ocean's greatest mysteries © Getty Images

The technology solving the ocean’s greatest mysteries

Our pick of 2020's best true wireless earbuds and earphones

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Wireless wonders Our pick of 2020’s best true wireless earbuds and earphones

Why we need to teach AI to be emotionally intelligent © Getty Images

Rana el Kaliouby "Artificial intelligence has a high IQ but no emotional intelligence, and that comes with a cost"

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

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II: The fighter jet that flies itself (almost) © Steve Sayers

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II The fighter jet that flies itself (almost)

Mantis shrimp ‘clubs’ could inspire a new generation of super tough materials © Getty Images

Mantis shrimp ‘clubs’ inspire a new generation of super tough materials

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Honda-e Does it lives up to the hype?

Ritu Raman: Can you build with biology? © Alamy

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Ritu Raman Can you build with biology?