Articles by Technology Review from May 2016

New advances in biotechnology could keep your flowers in bloom longer....

New approaches to generating crop varieties are making it hard for policymakers to know what to regulate....

Printing genomes on demand could mean custom-built organisms, difficult ethical questions, and profits for a handful of companies....

Printing genomes on demand could mean custom-built organisms, difficult ethical questions, and profits for a handful of companies....

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?...

Most have yet to incorporate climate change into their business plans, but a few are finding a way....

In Vietnam climate change has scrambled the seasonal monsoons, leaving farmers struggling....

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?...

By reinventing the neural network, the company hopes to help computers make the leap from processing words and symbols to comprehending the real world....

For the Dutch masters of water management, climate change is a boon....

For the Dutch masters of water management, climate change is a boon....

If robots can learn to respect human social norms, they will become much better at navigating busy spaces like airports, malls, or city sidewalks....

The Supreme Court shut down his last venture, Aereo, after it riled TV broadcasters. Now Chet Kanojia wants to overturn how broadband is delivered....

Shrinking transistors have powered 50 years of advances in computingbut now other ways must be found to make computers more capable....

Solar-powered desalination would be idealif only the cost comes down....

Theres a chance to use cutting-edge technology to save native Hawaiian birds from the mosquitoes that are driving them to extinction....

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....

An experimental treatment helps diabetic mice grow new blood vessels. It could offer new hope to people with vascular disease....

Starbucks efforts to head off climate change and its impact on coffee bend to business realities....

A genetic therapy for bubble boy disease completes a 27-year journey....

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?...

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....

New software spots anomalies in modified or hacked cars....

Feeling distracted and exhausted by constant connectivity? Maybe you need one more gadget....