Why electric car maker Tesla has torn up its patents
Rival electric car makers are not the enemy – petrol stations are. So opening up Tesla's patents may not be as crazy as it sounds, says Will Oremus
Baby's haunting cry created by online reverb room
New Scientist uploaded the sound of a baby crying to test out the National Physical Laboratory's acoustic reverberation room, to eerie effect
My dive into the blighted future of acidified oceans
Under the waves of Papua New Guinea, a vent of pure carbon dioxide showed BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin what a CO2-choked ocean looks like
Bionic pancreas frees people from shackles of diabetes
A smartphone-linked "pancreas" removes the need for people with type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor and tweak their blood sugar – with profound results
Isn't it ironic? The value of sarcasm
Sarcasm may be called the lowest form of wit, but it still exercises psychologists, linguists and computer scientists hoping to build automatic irony detectors
Create the ultimate world clock with a quantum link
A network of ultra-precise atomic clocks could be kept in sync with the spooky property of entanglement, creating the first truly global time stamp
Blood minerals are electronics industry's dirty secret
A crackdown in the US is forcing technology firms to come clean about the source of the minerals used in their smartphones and electronics
Brazil's mega power line threatens Amazon's top reserve
Extending an electrical power line through parts of the Amazon would destroy one of the world's most precious nature reserves, say environmentalists
Listen to sounds inside the body to monitor health
Chewing, breathing, heartbeats and a gurgling stomach – your body's internal symphony plus a wireless microphone could yield round-the-clock medical data
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