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The hubs of advanced manufacturing will be the economic drivers of the future because innovation increasingly depends on production expertise. - Gene-Silencing Drugs Finally Show Promise
After more than a decade of disappointment, powerful new drugs based on a Nobel-winning idea are getting closer to the market. - Technology Stalled in 1970
Peter Thiel says he’s trying to get entrepreneurs to go after bigger problems than the ones Silicon Valley is chasing. - Radical New DNA Sequencer Finally Gets into Researchers’ Hands
A DNA sequencer the size of a cell phone could change where, and how, gene research occurs. - Smartphone Movements Could Reveal Empty Parking Spots
Researchers say “pocketsourcing” could let you find parking spots easily, without requiring cities to add spot sensors. - Construction Begins at a Carbon-Capture Plant, but Will It Ever Be Completed?
A FutureGen project in Illinois aimed at capturing carbon dioxide from a rebuilt coal power plant is threatened by a lawsuit and a deadline. - Motorized Pants to Help Soldiers and Stroke Victims
A soft, lightweight exoskeleton developed at Harvard applies assistive force without interfering with a person’s normal gait.
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