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University of Chicago physicist Jonathan Simon has built a material out of light, bringing us closer to quantum computing.
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This scientist's nanotechnology may have an edge over current treatments for a disease affecting millions of people.
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MIT theoretical physicist Tracy Slatyer is searching for an answer to the age-old question: What is our universe made of?
View ArticleThe New Age of Aerospace Is in Huntsville, Alabama
A key player in the original space race, this surprising city is reprising its crucial role as the private sector invests in the final frontier.
View ArticleYou Could Be Eating CRISPR Food in Five Years
Gene-editing crops could create high yields of long-lasting, disease-resistant fruits, veggies and grains. But will anti-GMO advocates stand for it?
View ArticleOffice Art That Clears the Air
You're polluting your office by breathing - but hanging this on the wall can help.
View ArticleShe's Driving Genetic Sequencing Fresh From the Womb
Joyce Tung is leading the charge for truly personalized medicine.
View ArticleThe Inventor Who Wants to Measure Your Vibe
Stanley Jungleib is at the forefront of the field of psychoenergetics - and the race for a commercial mood detector.
View ArticleIs the Cure for Alzheimer's Hiding Inside Us? She Thinks So
Annelise Barron is developing a way to treat Alzheimer's through the immune system.
View ArticleFrom Humble Chemist to Father of the Psychedelic Trip
Albert Hofmann spent his life advocating for LSD, a drug he first created - and which is now experiencing a renaissance.
View ArticleSpaced Out: This 30-Year-Old Helps Ethiopian Students Reach for the Stars
Beza Tasfaye is leading efforts to put her country's space science program on the map.
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