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world

Gecko inspires 'Spider Man' climb

A climbing system inspired by geckos has turned spider man fiction into fact by making it possible for a human to scale vertical glass.

world

Coming soon: Brain implant to restore lost memory

world

US army working on new technology to replace GPS

general

Norton: 'Bourne' director has taken franchise 'to another level'

news

World’s fastest glider plunges into ocean on test flight

world

US military hopes to develop 'flying submarine'

Scientists create ‘cloak of invisibility’

A STAR Trek-style “cloaking device” has been built using technology developed to make objects invisible.

Fri, 20 Oct, 2006

Everyone of us is part of a vast radiation experiment - result unknown

IN relation to the debate in your letters columns last month concerning the hazards of cell-phone and other non-ionizing radiation, I find it inconceivable that any responsible official or body would claim such radiation to be ‘safe.’

Mon, 16 May, 2005

Pentagon market on Mideast ‘grotesque’

THE Pentagon is setting up a commodity market-style trading system in which investors would be able to bet on political and economic events in the Mideast – including the likelihood of assassinations and terrorist attacks.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2003

Fury over Pentagon 'bets on terror' project

The Pentagon is setting up a commodity market-style trading system in which investors would be able to bet on political and economic events in the Middle East – including the likelihood of assassinations and terrorist attacks.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2003

US set to develop ‘global strike drone’

THE Pentagon is seeking to develop a drone in the next two decades that could strike any spot on Earth from the continental United States within two hours.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2003