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Could a self-monitoring system for criminals replace prisons one day?

Future Chronicles is our regular speculative look at inventions yet to come. In this latest installment, we journey to 2050, when technology had been developed so that criminals could be monitored at home. It led to a drop in crime, writes Rowan Hooper

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Technology

Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards

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Digital ID cards could be a disaster in the UK and beyond

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virtual assistance and AI applications

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Around one-third of AI search tool answers make unsupported claims

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Technology

Modular nuclear reactors sound great, but won't be ready any time soon

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Even in our digital world, materials still matter

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Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

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Los Angeles - CIRCA 1985: Author William Gibson poses for a portrait circa 1985 in Oakland, California (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

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Is Neuromancer's cyberpunk dystopia still thrilling in 2025?

Culture

A human spine with integrated electronic circuits embedded into it

Health

The futuristic new tech that could bridge broken nerves and mend minds

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Technology

Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?

Weather apps regularly differ in their predictions for the same location – why is it so hard to predict local forecasts, and where can we get the best weather information?

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Space

Could a huge lunar telescope be our best chance of spotting aliens?

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Technology

We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

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Physics

Nuclear fusion gets a boost from a controversial debunked experiment

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Environment

Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

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