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  • The Future Of Technology Is Hiding On The Ocean Floor

    The Future Of Technology Is Hiding On The Ocean Floor

    In March 1968, a Soviet Golf II submarine carrying nuclear ballistic missiles exploded and sank 2780km northwest of Hawaii. Five months later, the US government discovered the wreckage — and decided to steal it. So began Project AZORIAN, one of the most absurdly ambitious operations the CIA has ever conceived.


  • Making Plastic, Fertiliser And Superglue Out Of Thin Air

    Making Plastic, Fertiliser And Superglue Out Of Thin Air

    What to do with an environment-wrecking molecule like carbon dioxide? The gas behind global warming and ocean acidification enjoys a pretty rough reputation these days, but scientists have been working on ingenious ways to put carbon dioxide to good use. A little electricity, it turns out, can transform the waste gas into raw material for…