Briefings

Technology Review's primers on key emerging technologies.

Social Networks

These online communities are redefining how we find and share information, but will operators be able to assuage privacy concerns?

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The Energy Use of New York City's Buildings, Visualized

Researchers have created a detailed map of energy consumption by buildings. But how useful is it?

Report Recommends Changes for DOE's Loan Program

A review of the clean-energy funding program points to ways to better manage future risks and minimize potential future failures.

Amyris Gives Up Making Biofuels

Humbled by production challenges, the company plans to scale back production goals, it told investors Thursday.

GM Reveals Dismal Volt Sales in January

But is it a bad sign for electric vehicles?

How Neutrino Beams Could Reveal Cavities Inside Earth

Geophysicists want to use neutrinos to 'x-ray' the Earth, a technique that could reveal undiscovered oil fields. But how practical is such a scheme?

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