Articles by Technology Review from February 2017

Washington is considering tax reform that would bring cash back to the U.S., but its unlikely to boost innovation....

These technologies all have staying power. They will affect the economy and our politics, improve medicine, or influence our culture. Some are unfolding now; others will take a decade or more to devel...

By experimenting, computers are figuring out how to do things that no programmer could teach them....

The relentless push to add connectivity to home gadgets is creating dangerous side effects that figure to get even worse....

Face-detecting systems in China now authorize payments, provide access to facilities, and track down criminals. Will other countries follow?...

Scientists are making remarkable progress at using brain implants to restore the freedom of movement that spinal cord injuries take away....

Biologys next mega-project will find out what were really made of....

Inexpensive cameras that make spherical images are opening a new era in photography and changing the way people share stories....

Tractor-trailers without a human at the wheel will soon barrel onto highways near you. What will this mean for the nations 1.7 million truck drivers?...

By converting heat to focused beams of light, a new solar device could create cheap and continuous power....

Advances at Google, Intel, and several research groups indicate that computers with previously unimaginable power are finally within reach....

Scientists have solved fundamental problems that were holding back cures for rare hereditary disorders. Next well see if the same approach can take on cancer, heart disease, and other common illnesses...

Who needs a Tesla when you can build your own automated copilot using free hardware designs and software available online?...

Sure, you can soar or swim in VR. Just put on a headset and jump in a pool....

The collapse of the Tokyo companys nuclear development arm puts a likely end to new U.S. plants....

Traditional movies were the popular art form of the 20th century. Is virtual reality what comes next?...

Traditional movies were the popular art form of the 20th century. Is virtual reality what comes next?...

Visor-like devices combined with gene therapy could help blind people....

The search giants filmmaker on what the new medium does that film cannot....

Artificial intelligence could dramatically improve the economy and aspects of everyday life, but we need to invent ways to make sure everyone benefits....

Evolution-warping technology applied to mice is a step toward synthetic species conservation....

Harvard Medical School is testing a new design of a brain implant meant to restore vision to the blind....

Scott Pruitts confirmation as EPA director would put at risk the nations ability to meet its Paris climate commitments....

Donald Trumps choice for EPA director would put at risk the nations ability to meet its Paris climate commitments....

Software that works on Wall Street is changing how business is done and who profits from it....

Conflict over government access to encrypted data will inevitably reignite under President Trump....

The shipping giant is investing in autonomous trucks, and is interested in delivery robots and an Alexa app....

The shipping giant is investing in autonomous trucks, and is interested in delivery robots and an Alexa app....

A key ingredient in flexible and lightweight devices of the future is taking shape at Cornings research center in rural New York....

The FDA wants to regulate animals altered using the gene-editing technique CRISPR....

Customer-service reps are getting real-time coaching from software that has learned to detect problems in a conversation....