Features

• Categorized in Tech policy

  The Troll Hunters

  A group of journalists and researchers wade into ugly corners of the Internet to expose racists, creeps, and hypocrites. Have they gone too far?

  
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  Can Japan Recapture Its Solar Power?

  The way the Land of the Rising Sun built and lost its dominance in photovoltaics shows just how vulnerable renewables remain to changing politics and national policies.

  
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  Solving the Autism Puzzle

  For years scientists searched fruitlessly for the causes of autism by looking for genes shared by families prone to the disorder. Now researchers taking a new approach have begun to unlock its secrets.

  
• Categorized in Climate change

  Desalination out of Desperation

  Severe droughts are forcing researchers to rethink how technology can increase the supply of fresh water.

  
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  A Coal Plant That Buries Its Greenhouse Gases

  The first commercial power plant to use carbon capture and sequestration shows the potential of a crucial technology.

  
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  A Feminist Critique of Silicon Valley

  Shanley Kane challenges the assumptions and practices of the tech industry.