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A Tale of Two Drugs

Today’s medicines can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Are they worth it?

Barry Werth

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Cell-Free Biomanufacturing for Cheaper, Cleaner Chemicals

Biotech startup Greenlight Biosciences has a cell-free approach to microbial chemical production.

Susan Young

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How Hollywood Can Capitalize on Piracy

After spending millions of dollars on legal fees, film studios should stop suing downloaders and take better advantage of what they do.

Jake Rossen

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The Clever Circuit That Doubles Bandwidth

A Stanford startup’s new radio can send and receive information on the same frequency—an advance that could double the speed of wireless networks.

David Talbot

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Startup Gets Computers to Read Faces, Seeks Purpose Beyond Ads

A technology for reading emotions on faces can help companies sell candy. Now its creators hope it also can take on bigger problems.

David Talbot

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Building Cars Out of Batteries Isn’t as Crazy as It Sounds

Volvo, Tesla, and dozens of researchers are using creative battery designs to make electric vehicles lighter.

Kevin Bullis

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A Gestural Interface for Smart Watches

A 3-D gesture-recognition chip could make it a lot easier to use smart watches and head-mounted computers.

Rachel Metz

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Startup Finds Hope in Second Look at “Failed” Alzheimer’s Drugs

Susan Young

Cell-Free Biomanufacturing for Cheaper, Cleaner Chemicals

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Startup Finds Hope in Second Look at “Failed” Alzheimer’s Drugs

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Why the U.K. Wants a Genomic National Health Service

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A Trojan Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

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How Hollywood Can Capitalize on Piracy

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Building Cars Out of Batteries Isn’t as Crazy as It Sounds

Kevin Bullis

Startup Gets Computers to Read Faces, Seeks Purpose Beyond Ads

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A Lifeline for a Cellulosic-Biofuel Company

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The Clever Circuit That Doubles Bandwidth

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A Gestural Interface for Smart Watches

Rachel Metz

With Firefox OS, an $80 Smartphone Tries to Prove Its Worth

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Review: Qualcomm’s Toq Is a Watch Smart Enough to Keep It Simple

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A Gestural Interface for Smart Watches

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Automated Manufacturing for 3-D Printers

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HP’s 3-D Printer Is a Marvel That You Probably Won’t Own

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Building Cars Out of Batteries Isn’t as Crazy as It Sounds

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A Solar Survivor Has High Hopes

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A Lifeline for a Cellulosic-Biofuel Company

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Flame-Shaping Electric Fields Could Make Power Plants Cleaner

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Fracking for Geothermal Heat Instead of Gas

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A Gestural Interface for Smart Watches

Rachel Metz

With Firefox OS, an $80 Smartphone Tries to Prove Its Worth

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AI Startup Says It Has Defeated Captchas

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