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The Web Is Reborn

November 2010

The last decade expanded what we could do online, but the Web’s basic programming couldn’t keep up. That threatened to fracture the world’s greatest innovation engine—until a small group of Web rivals joined forces to save it.

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Giant Holes in the Ground
An expected nuclear renaissance has failed to materialize as plans for new plants are scrapped or delayed. What happened?
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Brain Control
Ed Boyden is learning how to alter behavior by using light to turn neurons on and off.

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