Technology Review: March 2003
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Corn That Clones Itself
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If they´re allowed out of the lab and into the field, crops genetically engineered to reproduce through cloning could feed the world´s poor.
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- Can Sensemaking
Keep Us Safe? - New intelligence software finds meaning in the chaos of clues scattered throughout data-saturated networks. The challenge: to unravel terrorist plots before they happen.
- Recharging the Power Grid
- Enormous flow batteries make large-scale electricity storage on the grid possible for the first time. Expect fewer blackouts and a thoroughly revamped electric power industry.
- Harnessing Quantum Bits
- Computers that can simultaneously process information in numerous alternate realities are less theoretical than you might think.
- The Liver Chip
- The human liver cells in Linda Griffith´s miniature device behave just as they would in the body, permitting more accurate drug and toxin testing.
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