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04:00 am GMT - Mon, May 30, 2016
Technology Review
Monsanto Cultivates a Rose That Doesnt Wilt
New advances in biotechnology could keep your flowers in bloom longer....
04:00 am GMT - Thu, May 26, 2016
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Washington Grapples with a Thorny Question: What Is a GMO Anyway?
New approaches to generating crop varieties are making it hard for policymakers to know what to regulate....
04:00 am GMT - Wed, May 25, 2016
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Big Ideas, Big Conflicts in Plan to Synthesize a Human Genome
Printing genomes on demand could mean custom-built organisms, difficult ethical questions, and profits for a handful of companies....
04:00 am GMT - Wed, May 25, 2016
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Ethical Questions Loom Over Efforts to Make a Human Genome from Scratch
Printing genomes on demand could mean custom-built organisms, difficult ethical questions, and profits for a handful of companies....
04:00 am GMT - Tue, May 24, 2016
Technology Review
Germany Runs Up Against the Limits of Renewables
Even as Germany adds lots of wind and solar power to the electric grid, the countrys carbon emissions are rising. Will the rest of the world learn from its lesson?...
04:00 am GMT - Mon, May 23, 2016
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Sensing the Inevitable, Companies Begin to Adapt to Climate Change
Most have yet to incorporate climate change into their business plans, but a few are finding a way....
04:00 am GMT - Mon, May 23, 2016
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Snow in Vietnam and Other New Climate Patterns Threaten Farmers
In Vietnam climate change has scrambled the seasonal monsoons, leaving farmers struggling....
04:00 am GMT - Fri, May 20, 2016
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Peek Inside Tri Alpha Energy, a Company Pursuing the Ideal Power Source
A startup in California has raised $500 million to chase the elusive dream of fusion power. Is this crazy, or is the company on to something?...
04:00 am GMT - Thu, May 19, 2016
Technology Review
Inside Vicarious, the Secretive AI Startup Bringing Imagination to Computers
By reinventing the neural network, the company hopes to help computers make the leap from processing words and symbols to comprehending the real world....
04:00 am GMT - Wed, May 18, 2016
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Rising Seas Lift an Industry
For the Dutch masters of water management, climate change is a boon....
04:00 am GMT - Wed, May 18, 2016
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Life Below Sea Level in the New Age of Climate-Change Engineering
For the Dutch masters of water management, climate change is a boon....
04:00 am GMT - Tue, May 17, 2016
Technology Review
Robots Learn How to Make Friends and Influence People
If robots can learn to respect human social norms, they will become much better at navigating busy spaces like airports, malls, or city sidewalks....
04:00 am GMT - Mon, May 16, 2016
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Wireless, Super-Fast Internet Access Is Coming to Your Home
The Supreme Court shut down his last venture, Aereo, after it riled TV broadcasters. Now Chet Kanojia wants to overturn how broadband is delivered....
04:00 am GMT - Fri, May 13, 2016
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Moores Law Is Dead. Now What?
Shrinking transistors have powered 50 years of advances in computingbut now other ways must be found to make computers more capable....
10:42 am GMT - Thu, May 12, 2016
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To Make Fresh Water without Warming the Planet, Countries Eye Solar Power
Solar-powered desalination would be idealif only the cost comes down....
04:00 am GMT - Wed, May 11, 2016
Technology Review
The Plan to Rescue Hawaiis Birds with Genetic Engineering
Theres a chance to use cutting-edge technology to save native Hawaiian birds from the mosquitoes that are driving them to extinction....
01:37 pm GMT - Tue, May 10, 2016
Technology Review
The Unbelievable Reality of the Impossible Hyperloop
Startup Hyperloop Technologies has started shooting magnetically levitated capsules along a track in Las Vegas to show off a radical idea for the future of freight and mass transit....
04:00 am GMT - Tue, May 10, 2016
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Injectable Gel Generates New Blood Vessels
An experimental treatment helps diabetic mice grow new blood vessels. It could offer new hope to people with vascular disease....
04:00 am GMT - Mon, May 9, 2016
Technology Review
Coffee Under Threat
Starbucks efforts to head off climate change and its impact on coffee bend to business realities....
04:00 am GMT - Fri, May 6, 2016
Technology Review
Gene Therapys First Out-and-Out Cure Is Here
A genetic therapy for bubble boy disease completes a 27-year journey....
04:00 am GMT - Thu, May 5, 2016
Technology Review
The Nauseating Disappointment of Oculus Rift
Oculuss VR headset can be thrilling, but will you buy it if some experiences make you sick and its hard to use for more than 20 minutes?...
04:00 am GMT - Wed, May 4, 2016
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The Worlds Most Expensive Medicine Is a Bust
The first gene therapy approved in the Western world costs $1 million and has been used just once. The doctor who tried it says the price is absolutely too high....
04:00 am GMT - Tue, May 3, 2016
Technology Review
A Secret Tool to Catch the Next VW-Style Emissions Cheat
New software spots anomalies in modified or hacked cars....
04:00 am GMT - Mon, May 2, 2016
Technology Review
When Smartphones Become Too Addictive, Stylish Dumb Phones Offer a Respite
Feeling distracted and exhausted by constant connectivity? Maybe you need one more gadget....