The University of Reading’s Dr. Mark Gasson has become famous for being the first human being to be infected by a computer virus, via an implanted chip. It sounds very much like a bit of science fiction but it is a very real concern when you consider the future of computer chip implants.

In military technology, one of the most promising new innovations is unmanned aircraft. This week Boeing showed us how technology can be applied to a jet fighter with the unveiling of the Phantom Ray unmanned aircraft.