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A clock based on radioactive thorium atoms realises a long-held ambition, demonstrating a technology that could eventually ...

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A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu ...

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