The world’s on the verge of a carbon storage boom
Pump jacks and pipelines clutter the Elk Hills oil field of California, a scrubby stretch of land in the southern Central Valley that rests above one of the nation’s richest deposits of fossil fuels. ...
21 Nov 202427min
Is robotics about to have its own ChatGPT moment?
Robots that can do many of the things humans do in the home—folding laundry, cooking meals, cleaning—have been a dream of robotics research since the inception of the field in the 1950s. While engin...
13 Nov 202428min
Gorillas, militias, and Bitcoin: Why Congo’s most famous national park is betting big on crypto
In an attempt to protect its forests and famous wildlife, Virunga has become the first national park to run a Bitcoin mine. But some are wondering what crypto has to do with conservation. This story ...
6 Nov 202436min
How gamification took over the world
We live in an undeniably gamified world. We stand up and move around to close colorful rings and earn achievement badges on our smartwatches; we meditate and sleep to recharge our body batteries; we p...
30 Okt 202418min
Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?
Digital clones of people's dead relatives are far from perfect: they're occasionally impersonal and sometimes downright creepy. But if the technology might help us hang onto the people we love, is it ...
23 Okt 202429min
Inside the quest to engineer climate-saving “super trees”
A Silicon Valley startup wants to supercharge trees to soak up more carbon and cool the climate. Is this the great climate solution or a whole lot of hype? This story was written by Boyce Upholt and n...
16 Okt 202437min
What is AI?
Artificial intelligence is the hottest technology of our time. But what is it? It sounds like a stupid question, but it’s one that’s never been more urgent. MIT Technology Review takes a deep dive i...
9 Okt 20241h 20min
The cost of building the perfect wave
The growing business of surf pools wants to bring the ocean experience inland, making surfing more accessible to communities far from the coasts. These pools can use—and lose—millions upon millions o...
2 Okt 202429min
