Seven Must-Read Stories (Week Ending September 6, 2014)

Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.

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September 5, 2014

Google Launches Effort to Build Its Own Quantum Computer
Google’s crack at a quantum computer is a bid to change computing forever.
Fingerprinting Infants Helps Track Vaccinations in Developing Countries
Biometrics researchers are using off-the-shelf fingerprint sensors and new software to track vaccination records of young children in Africa.
Hackers Are Homing in on Hospitals
Computer criminals are increasingly capturing valuable information stored on hospital computer networks.
A Path to Better Smartphone Cameras
A Canadian startup turns to software to improve the quality and reduce the size of smartphone cameras.
On the Horns of the GMO Dilemma
Can genome-editing technology revive the idea of genetically modified livestock?
Controlled Crystals Make a New Solar Material Practical
A new kind of low-cost, high efficiency solar cell emerges thanks to crystals known as perovskites.
A Dating Site for Algorithms
A startup called Algorithmia wants to connect underused algorithms with those who want to make sense of data.

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