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Illustration of the completed X-59 QueSST landing on a runway. Picture: Lockheed Martin

US to UK in under three hours

NASA’s supersonic plane capable of flying from New York to London in under three hours has been given assembly approval.

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Home speakers like the Amazon Echo, left, cost less and do more than Jibo Inc.’s Jibo robot. PHOTO: F. MARTIN RAMIN/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Reason to skip smart home tech

There’s a new reason to avoid buying smart home devices this Christmas, and privacy concerns have nothing to do with it.

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5G is coming but what does it mean?

Net game changer you need to know about

There’s a new generation of mobile communications coming to Australia and it’s promising much more than just faster speeds.

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A map showing where power prices will fall, and where they're expected to go up. Picture: Australian Energy Market

Map shows where power prices will fall

High power prices are sending fear through Aussie families, but there’s good news on the horizon, and one state looks set to win big.

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Phone scammers are being targeted in a federal trial that may bring some peace to Noosa residents..

Annoying phone problem solved

They’re the two words you don’t want to see on your phone when you’re standing in a huge crowd. And it will soon be a thing of the past.

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Robot appliances can make chores a thing of the past.

Never do household chores again

Vacuuming, mopping and mowing can sometimes feel like gruelling tasks, but at least you may not ever have to do them again.

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The Uterne Solar Farm just south of Alice Springs. Picture: INTYALHEME CENTRE FOR FUTURE ENERGY

Billionaires back solar projects

Two of Australia’s richest men have backed an ambitious renewable energy project to create the world’s biggest solar farm.

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London, UK - July 31, 2018: The buttons of the travel app Airbnb, surrounded by Amazon, ebay, News and other apps on the screen of an iPhone.

Massive task ahead for Airbnb

Days after announcing it would ban “party houses”, Airbnb has now been forced to commit to verifying listings after a scam was exposed.

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Google's Sycamore processor the company claims has helped it achieve

‘Quantum supremacy’: Google’s bombshell

Google believes it’s achieved “quantum supremacy” by creating the world’s most powerful supercomputer, but not everyone agrees.

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Marijuana breathalyser. Picture: Hound Lab

New breathalyser can detect marijuana

A new device that could tell in seconds whether a driver is impaired by marijuana has been labelled a “game changer” by researchers.

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A heat-vision drone has been used to find a missing boy in the US.

Drone shows moment boy found

A heat-vision drone has done what a 600-person strong volunteer search party couldn’t and tracked down a missing boy and his dog.

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The 1194 service that allowed people to call up and hear the time has ended.

Coder brings George back from the dead

It was once an essential service — a number everybody dialled. But there’s a new way to access the once lost talking clock.

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A devotee takes a picture with a smartphone as rituals are performed for the Hindu deity Durga to celebrate the 'Durga Puja' festival in Ajmer in Rajasthan state on October 5, 2019. - The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of the demon king Mahishasur by the goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Himanshu SHARMA / AFP)

Three breakthroughs that changed the world

The three scientists responsible for the development of the batteries that power almost all modern devices have won a Nobel Prize for their efforts.

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AI (Artificial Inteligence) security cameras with facial recognition technology are seen at the 14th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on October 24, 2018. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)

China invents super spy camera

It may be the most populated country in the world, but there’s no disappearing into the crowd in China.

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A yellow lab puppy has destroyed a living room.

Tech threat to man’s best friend

Dogs have performed vital work for humans for thousands of years. Now a robot is coming for their job.

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de Havilland Comet, the world's first passenger jet. May 18 1997 /aircraft

The plane crash that saved your life

A humble Australian scientist was told “it’s not your job” before going on to have his revolutionary invention installed in thousands of aircraft worldwide.

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A general view of a Woolworths store at Double Bay in Sydney, Thursday, September 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Forget self serve, Woolies to roll out robots

Woolworths is installing miniature “robots” in some stores that it says will enhance customers’ shopping experience.

Cadbury will be launching the World’s First Cadbury Dairy Milk 3D Printer this Sunday. Source: Cadbury

Cadbury’s World Chocolate Day surprise

We don’t want to alarm you, but World Chocolate Day is today and Cadbury has something tantalising in store for us.

Musk’s messianic dream takes shape

Musk’s messianic dream takes shape

Noah. Moses. Elon Musk. The controversial billionaire is building his great ‘ark’ to lead humanity to salvation on Mars. Is he a messiah, or a very naughty boy?

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It’s not cheap, but it gets the job done.

Home robots you need to consider

Autonomous robot vacuums are getting smarter, more powerful and can do more chores. Here’s some of the top models available.

Microsoft’s AI and machine learning resources could help in developing a predictive system, researchers hope.

Device ‘to bring back portion of life’

Researchers are working on a predictive technology that aims to enrich the lives of more than a quarter of a million Australians who suffer from epilepsy.

Pils of plastic waste are displayed before shredding and cleaning, in the factory of ExcelRise, dedicated to plastic upcycling, in Montbrison on April 1, 2019. -

‘Breakthrough’ find in plastic crisis

A breakthrough discovery from scientists in the US could be the solution the planet needs for this urgent problem — recyclable plastics.

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Albert Einstein was born on this date in 1879, Einstein changed our notions of space, time and matter - launched modern physics - and became a household name.

Einstein: ‘I repent it very much’

A rare audio recording of physicist Albert Einstein has revealed he deeply regretted a letter he sent to a former US president as the country tried to build an atomic bomb.

Original caption: The interior chamber of the ASDEX Upgrade Fusion Reactor (Axially Symmetric Divertor Experiment), where the plasma used in fusion reactions is created. It began operation in 1990 and is currently the largest fusion device in Germany. Technicians are preparing the machine for the next set of tests. Max Planck Institut For Plasma Physics, Munich, Germany. --- Image by © Peter Ginter/Science Faction/Corbis

China’s ground-breaking ‘artificial sun’

A powerful fusion reactor built by Chinese scientists is at the centre of a critical mission for the country to create a limitless, clean energy source.

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Accidental erections that made millions

A group of men were taking part in a medical trial when they realised they all had one strange symptom in common — then the world changed.

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First mobile phone call was epic brag

It’s almost 50 years since a Motorola engineer dialled the first handheld mobile phone and made a call. The call went down in history.

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From UK to Australia in four hours

A “spaceplane” that boasts an innovative new engine and flies 25 times faster than the speed of sound has passed a crucial test.

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The Angle of Attack sensor on the nose of the Boeing 737 MAX8.

Tiny sensor suspected in plane crashes

Two Boeing 737 MAX airliners crashed, killing everyone aboard. Now investigations are zeroing in on one single faulty component.

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NASA’s incredible supersonic advance

NASA wants to build a revolutionary supersonic aircraft that doesn’t produce a sonic boom when it breaks the sound barrier, and this will certainly help.

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Shots of how the Chore Scout app works.

When did simple custom become so hard?

Depending which way you look at it, a new way to get children to do chores is genius or way too hard.

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