The Mystery Behind Anesthesia
Mapping how our neural circuits change under the influence of anesthesia could shed light on one of neuroscience's most perplexing riddles: consciousness.
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The Chinese Solar Machine
Chinese manufacturers have dominated the international market for conventional solar panels by building bigger factories faster. Now they will need to innovate to maintain their lead.
Layer by Layer
With 3-D printing, manufacturers can make existing products more efficiently—and create ones that weren't possible before.
Can We Build Tomorrow's Breakthroughs?
Manufacturing in the United States is in trouble. That's bad news not just for the country's economy but for the future of innovation.
Can This Man Work Magic?
Nokia helped invent the cell-phone business, but those days of technology glory are long gone. Its new CTO has the job of creating the technologies and designs that will help the Finnish company regain its status as an innovation leader.
Alberta's Oil Sands Heat Up
Thanks to its deposits of buried bitumen, Canada is one of the world's fastest-growing oil producers. New extraction technologies are opening up even more of the vast resource—prompting fresh environmental concerns.
A Social-Media Decoder
New technology deciphers— and empowers—the millions who talk back to their televisions through the Web.
Streetbook
How Egyptian and Tunisian youth hacked the Arab Spring.
Growing Heart Cells Just for You
What can heart cells generated from my blood tell me about my risk for disease—and about what drugs I should take if I get sick?
