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Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned
Scientists produced embryonic stem cells from the DNA of one person combined with a human donor egg.
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It’s Time to Talk about the Burgeoning Robot Middle Class
How will a mass influx of robots affect human employment?
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First Quantum Memory That Records The Shape of a Single Photon Unveiled in China
The world’s first quantum memory that stores the shape and structure of single photons has been built in a Chinese lab
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Game Theory and the Treatment of Cancer
Thinking about cancer as an ecosystem is giving biologists access to a new armoury of mathematical tools for tackling it, such as evolutionary game theory
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Government Lab Reveals It Has Operated Quantum Internet for Over Two Years
A quantum internet capable of sending perfectly secure messages has been running at Los Alamos National Labs for the last two and a half years, say researchers
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Terahertz Image Reveals Goya’s Hidden Signature in Old Master Painting
Darkened varnish obscures Goya’s signature in a 1771 masterpiece, according to a new analysis using terahertz waves
Researchers Create “Hate Map” of the U.S. With Twitter Data
The same researchers previously mapped racist Tweets about President Obama. In both cases there’s reason to be a little skeptical.
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Seven Must-Read Stories from the Past Week
(May 11-17)
Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.
D-Wave’s Quantum Computer Goes to the Races, Wins
Tests suggest that a CIA-backed quantum computing technology can be very powerful for some kinds of problems.
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High Oil Prices Help Oil Production, But Not Biofuels
An International Energy Agency report says investments in oil technology will lead to a worldwide supply boom.
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