Bio-Reengineering the Economy
One of the most immediate, yet most underappreciated, transformational technologies highlighted in Ride the Wave is bio-reengineering. Bio-reengineering involves harnessing
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Nanotechnology
Rewriting Your Genome
Imagine being able to cure genetic diseases like hemophilia in living patients by editing their genetic code. Furthermore, imagine that
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Graphene Begins to Unleash the Real Promise of Nanomaterials
As previously discussed in the pages of Trends, the full potential of atomic-level fabrication as envisioned by nanotech pioneer Eric
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The Radical Future of Nanotechnology
Just as mainframe computers played a critical role in the Mass Production Revolution, so-called “incremental nanotechnology” is playing a critical
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Synthetic Biology Moves into the Real World
Synthetic biology is at the very cutting edge of the Digital Revolution and may even form the foundation for the
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Repairing and Augmenting the Brain
Science is just beginning to understand how the brain works. However, breakthroughs at even this early stage are pointing the
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Capturing the Magic of Photosynthesis
With the exception of a few organisms called thermophiles, photosynthesis is directly or indirectly responsible for the existence of every
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