Discussions
U.S. Supreme Court Says “Natural” Human Genes May Not Be Patented
The decision should reduce uncertainty in the field of molecular diagnostics.
Companies Complying with NSA’s PRISM May Face E.U. Lawsuits
U.S. companies that pass data from European Union citizens to the NSA’s PRISM surveillance program could be breaching the E.U.’s data-protection laws.
Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Express Sudden, Renewed Interest in Surveillance Transparency
The U.S. government should allow disclosure of how often NSA taps into user data, argue Facebook, Microsoft, and Google
Bitcoin Millionaires Become Investing Angels
Early investors in Bitcoin got rich. Now they are the cryptocurrency’s most powerful gatekeepers.
Why Tesla Survived and Fisker Won’t
Tesla’s innovations in batteries give it an edge that Fisker, focused on design, lacks.
Physicists Unveil World’s Most Precise Clock (And a Twin to Compare It Against)
A pair of clocks that lose only one “tick” in 10^18 “tocks” have been unveiled by an international team of physicists
Cheaper, Stronger Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
A British company is testing new chemistry that could boost the performance of batteries.
