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Technology Review is a magazine published by Technology Review, Inc, a media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was originally founded in 1899, and was re-launched on April 23, 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey. In September 2005 it underwent another transition under the current editor in chief and publisher, Jason Pontin, to something again resembling the historical magazine. Intending to appeal to business leaders, editor John Benditt said in 1999, "We're really about new technologies and how they get commercialized." Technology Review covers ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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The Great German Energy Experiment
Germany has decided to pursue ambitious greenhouse-gas reductions—while closing down its nuclear plants. Can a heavily industrialized country power its economy with wind ...via Tim O'Reilly -
What's the Future of Synthetic Biology?
Last July, scientists created the first " synthetic cell ," an organism that's controlled by a chemically synthesized genome edited on a computer and stitched together in the ...Posted by Benjamin Mossbarger -
The Web Is Reborn - Technology Review
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First Detailed Map of the Human Cortex
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Mapping the Brain on a Massive Scale
A massive new project to scan the brains of 1,200 volunteers could finally give scientists a picture of the neural architecture of the human brain and help them understand the ...Posted by William Hardy -
A Stem-Cell Revolution
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Generating Power from a Heart
A tiny, nearly invisible nanowire can convert the energy of pulsing, flexing muscles inside a rat's body into electric current, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
Russian Nuclear Reactor May Supply Unlimited Electricity
If the Italian-Russian project is successful it could prove to be a roadmap for self-sustaining hydrogen fusion reactors to provide unlimited power. Skeptics say it's more of ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
Technology Review: Hacking the Smart Grid
Components of the next-generation smart-energy grid could be hacked in order to change household power settings or to spoof communications with a utility's network, according ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
U.S. Solar Market to Double in the Next Year
In a few years, the United States is likely to be the world's largest market for solar power, eclipsing Germany, which has taken the lead as a result of strong government ...Posted by Jon Mitchell



