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Technology

Breathe easy

As cities choke on polluted air, purification technology is developing rapidly. Natasha Loder takes in a lungful

Shock it to me

Can you become a better person by electrocuting yourself? Jonathan Beckman steels himself for a bolt from the blue

Crossed wires

The first transatlantic cable was seen as a folly and a hoax. But, says Tom Standage, it heralded the greatest communications revolution in history