Articles by Technology Review from June 2016

As oil declines, huge wind farms are providing electricity to Northern Europe....

Questions about accuracy and transparency plague the bureaus five-year-old face matching system....

Elon Musk is making bold claims about creating a new energy company, but the key ingredient to make it work remains elusive....

Our editors pick the 50 companies that best combine innovative technology with an effective business model....

Companies taking advantage of amazing new digital technologies dominate our list of 50 Smartest Companies. But despite impressive advances in artificial intelligence and automation, the economy remain...

The startups cheaper way to make lithium-ion batteries could make it cost-effective to store energy from renewable sources....

An old-school manufacturer is building smart factories to remain globally competitive....

The worlds leading chip maker missed a huge opportunity in mobile devices. Now the rise of artificial intelligence gives the company another chance to prove itself....

The consumer genetic-testing startup has amassed one of the worlds largest databases of DNA. Now it is sifting through it for clues to new drugs....

Funding for British research and innovation is only one reason....

Googles augmented reality platform, Tango, is being taken up by retailers who want to help you visualize what purchases would look like in your home....

We can now efficiently split water to make hydrogen, but a practical way to make fuels via artificial photosynthesis remains an elusive goal....

Jean Liu explains how her ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing is besting Uber in China and why data is its biggest asset....

Even amid the venture capital boom of the past few years, entrepreneurs are finding it harder to build big, enduring companies. What does this mean for the future of innovation?...

The executive chairman of Cisco has become a Silicon Valley statesman, whether hes promoting the expansion of digital networks or calling for limits on government surveillance....

Schemes for giving everyone a guaranteed income are gaining momentum in Silicon Valley and throughout Western Europe. Its a great idea, until you look closely....

Spark Therapeutics is turning gene-therapy experiments into real drugs....

Now that virtual reality has arrived (again), its here to stayeven if its not clear exactly how we will end up using it....

Political candidates opposed to free trade say Apple should make phones in the United States. Lets see what that would look like....

Mobile innovation in China is flourishing, bringing new conveniences to daily life. Is that happening despite or because of the countrys strict controls on online expression?...

Apples Tim Cook says he doesnt want his company to be able to read customer databut he probably cant make that happen....

A pilot plant north of Vancouver is testing a process to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, hoping to prove it is economically viable....

The former chief digital officer of New York explains why government and entrepreneurs need to work together....

Three of the four biggest sums raised on Kickstarter are for the smart-watch pioneers products. Why do people like it so much?...

A new report from the International Energy Agency includes projections for reductions in energy use and carbon dioxide emissions that could be wildly optimistic....

While helping us get things done, virtual assistants will also give tech companies valuable new insights into our lives....

While helping us get things done, virtual assistants will also give tech companies valuable new insights into our lives....