The CRISPR Family Tree Holds a Multitude of Untapped Gene Editing Tools
Thanks to CRISPR, gene therapy and “designer babies” are now a reality. The gene editing Swiss army knife is one of the most impactful...
Electrifying the Future: Toyota Puts Over $13 Billion Into Battery Technology
The world’s largest car manufacturer by volume has been sluggish in its efforts to electrify compared to competitors. But Toyota has just announced a...
New Study Finds a Single Neuron Is a Surprisingly Complex Little Computer
Comparing brains to computers is a long and dearly held analogy in both neuroscience and computer science.
It’s not hard to see why.
Our brains can...
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 11)
LONGEVITY
Meet Altos Labs, Silicon Valley's Latest Wild Bet on Living Forever
Antonio Regalado | MIT Technology Review
"Altos is pursuing biological reprogramming technology, a way to...
A New Mystery Human Species Has Been Discovered in Israel
An international group of archaeologists has discovered a missing piece in the story of human evolution.
Excavations at the Israeli site of Nesher Ramla have...
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New Research Reveals Animals Are Changing Their Body Shapes to Cope With Climate Change
Global warming is a big challenge for warm-blooded animals, which must maintain a constant internal body temperature. As anyone who’s experienced heatstroke can tell...
The World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Plant Is Now Pulling CO2 From the Air...
A little over four years ago, the world’s first commercial plant for sucking carbon dioxide out of the air opened near Zurich, Switzerland. The...
Hyundai Goes All-In on Hydrogen With Its ‘Trailer Drone’ and More
Between the grim outlook reported by the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report last month and frequent reports of extreme weather events all over the world,...
AI Is Harder Than We Think: 4 Key Fallacies in AI...
Artificial intelligence has been all over headlines for nearly a decade, as systems have made quick progress in long-standing AI challenges like image recognition,...
Gene Therapies Are Almost Here, But Healthcare Isn’t Ready for Sky-High Prices
Zolgensma—which treats spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disease that damages nerve cells, leading to muscle decay—is currently the most expensive drug in the...
New Mini-CRISPR Systems Could Dramatically Expand the Scope of Gene Therapy
CRISPR has revolutionized genome engineering, but the size of its molecular gene-editing components has limited its therapeutic uses so far. Now, a trio of...
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 4)
COMPUTING
The $150 Million Machine Keeping Moore's Law Alive
Will Knight | Wired
"The technology will be crucial for making more advanced smartphones and cloud computers, and...
This Room Can Wirelessly Charge Devices Anywhere Within Its Walls
Today, wireless charging is little more than a gimmick for high-end smartphones or pricey electric toothbrushes. But a new approach that can charge devices...
A Quarter of Sun-Like Stars Eat Their Own Planets, According to New Research
How rare is our solar system? In the 30 years or so since planets were first discovered orbiting stars other than our sun, we...
