Why Tesla Thinks It Can Make Battery Swapping Work
Tesla is set to announce a way to make recharging its electric vehicles faster than filling up a gas tank.
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America's Petrochemical Landscape
Beyond the drilling rigs, the fossil-fuel industry spreads far and wide across the land.
A Chocolate Maker’s ?Big Innovation
In transforming the way cacao farmers supply manufacturers, a ?San Francisco startup is creating a superb product.
Nanotube Probe Gives a Single Neuron’s View of Brain Activity
A thin probe of carbon nanotubes can measure small electrical changes inside a neuron.
Mobile Call Logs Can Reveal a Lot to the NSA
Research shows how much the NSA could glean from call records, and why efforts to downplay the significance of such metadata are misleading.
Health Insurer's App Helps Users Track Themselves
Aetna sees cost savings in helping people track their health and fitness.
A Popular Ad Blocker Also Helps the Ad Industry
Millions of people use the tool Ghostery to block online tracking technology—some may not realize that it feeds data to the ad industry.
U.S. Supreme Court Says “Natural” Human Genes May Not Be Patented
The decision should reduce uncertainty in the field of molecular diagnostics.
Greener Plastics
Plastics have become synonymous with waste, but they can be made sustainably.
Flying Robots
Compact unmanned aerial vehicles will perform many valuable jobs if aviation regulations allow them to operate commercially.
