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• Categorized in Climate change

  One man’s two-decade quest to suck greenhouse gas out of the sky

  Klaus Lackner’s once wacky idea increasingly looks like an essential part of solving climate change.

  
• Categorized in Tech policy

  Wristwatch heart monitors might save your life—and change medicine, too

  Making complex heart tests available at the push of a button has far-reaching consequences.

  
• Categorized in Climate change

  The race to make a lab-grown steak

  Meat production spews tons of greenhouse gas and uses up too much land and water. Is there an alternative that won’t make us do without?

  
• Categorized in Climate change

  The new, safer nuclear reactors that might help stop climate change

  From sodium-cooled fission to advanced fusion, a fresh generation of projects hopes to rekindle trust in nuclear energy.

  
• Categorized in Artificial intelligence

  A simple blood test to predict premature births could save babies’ lives

  Complications from preterm birth are the leading cause of death worldwide in children under five.

  
• Categorized in Artificial intelligence

  AI is reinventing the way we invent

  The biggest impact of artificial intelligence will be to help humans make discoveries we couldn’t make on our own.

  
• Categorized in Artificial intelligence

  A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist

  Creativity is, and always will be, a human endeavor.

  
• Categorized in Tech policy

  What if you could diagnose diseases with a tampon?

  Women’s health care is often treated as all about reproduction. Some “femtech” startups are exploring the innovations that get overlooked as a result.

  
• Categorized in 17032

  This is why AI has yet to reshape most businesses

  For many companies, deploying AI is slower and more expensive than it might seem.