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In the fight against food fraud, producers are getting high-tech

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Nov 22, 2023
Between edible microchips, invisible ink and more, the food supply chain is becoming more transparent than ever.
High end foods such as caviar, regional cheese and wines are trying new methods to thwart dupes.
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What killed U.S. productivity?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 10, 2017
Northwestern University economist Robert Gordon argues that new technology can't improve living standards as dramatically as it did 100 years ago.
When productivity slows, employers generate less extra capital from their business activities to boost workers’ pay.
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New tool against terrorism: a spare transformer

by Scott Tong
Jun 12, 2015
An act of sabotage has the industry thinking about protection now.
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Financial companies play venture capitalist

by Molly Wood
Jun 30, 2014
What can we learn from a gathering of financial technology start-ups?
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We don't hate change, but sometimes change hates us

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 9, 2014
Economists put a small city in a test tube to study innovation and change.
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