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Could a recent scientific breakthrough in electric conductivity transform tech?

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Ariana Rosas
Apr 5, 2023
Researchers at the University of Rochester created a material that could make superconducting possible at room temperature.
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Genetically modified trees arrive in U.S. forests

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Feb 28, 2023
The idea is that they'll be able to pull more carbon dioxide from the air than regular trees.
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United launches $100 million green jet fuel fund

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 22, 2023
The airline will invest in startups developing sustainable jet fuels leveraging money from the Inflation Reduction Act.
United's investment fund will work to fund early-stage companies that are working toward greener jet fuel.
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Biotech sector still hot despite cooling economy

by Lesley McClurg
Dec 27, 2022
The pandemic led to an explosion of interest in and funding of biotech. That continues even as many sectors slow and recession fears grow.
A sign on Oyster Point Boulevard calls South San Francisco the birthplace of biotech.
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What's happened so far at the UN's COP27 climate summit?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Jarrett Dang
Nov 15, 2022
The Economist's Vijay Vaitheeswaran says that delegates have discussed issues like reparations and other aid for developing countries.
This year's UN climate summit has brought attention to issues like climate reparations for developing countries, says Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Energy and Climate Innovation Editor at The Economist.
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To boost diversity in clinical trials, NIH takes to the road to collect DNA from underrepresented groups

by Blake Farmer
Aug 9, 2022
During the pandemic, the effort suspended in-person recruiting and lost momentum.
The All of Us bus helps the program connect with potential drug trial participants and collect biospecimens.
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Are businesses making a drop in the bucket for water security?

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Aug 1, 2022
Pacific Institute President Jason Morrison, who also heads the CEO Water Mandate, says that companies can lead global action on water.
"The way that we're defining this...is not just about those water volumes, it's also about water quality, and also about access to water for the poor," Pacific Institute President Jason Morrison said about the business-led Water Resilience Coalition.
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Could nuclear fusion solve the climate crisis?

by Stephen Beard
Jan 10, 2022
A small British company says it is on track to decarbonize the economy with an abundant, safe and cheap source of energy — eventually.
Tokamak's latest nuclear fusion reactor, the ST40, which emulates the way stars generate energy, CEO Chris Kelsall says.
Photo courtesy Tokamak Energy
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The new economy of space

Lil Uzi Vert says he's buying a planet. Can he?

by Dylan Miettinen
Jul 28, 2021
Sadly for the diamond-foreheaded rapper, there seems to be no real legal right for him to own an interstellar body.
Lil Uzi Vert performs at Hard Rock Stadium on July 25, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Major scientific and technological investment sought to better compete against China

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 9, 2021
U.S. government funding for even basic research has been in decline for decades.
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