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Why the world needs energy breakthroughs

09.20 Our first discussion is with Yet-Ming Chiang, professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He’ll be talking us through what’s needed to bring us closer to a fossil fuel-free economy.... Read more »

Machine learning operations offer agility, spur innovation

The main function of MLOps is to automate the more repeatable steps in the ML workflows of data scientists and ML engineers, from model development and training to model deployment and operation... Read more »

Human brain cells transplanted into baby rats’ brains grow and form connections

“It’s an important step forward in progress into [understanding and treating] brain diseases,” says Julian Savulescu, a bioethicist at the National University of Singapore, who was not involved in the study. But... Read more »

A robotic exoskeleton adapts to wearers to help them walk faster

The data the boot generates is fed into a machine-learning model, which in turn tunes the device to personalize its support, applying force at the ankle to replace some of the function... Read more »

why hydropower will be a powerful tool to combat climate change

09.28 We’ve already seen a big move towards demand for EVs, says Chiang. Research in the battery spaces has pivoted dramatically towards better solutions, and iron-air is the lowest cost battery solution... Read more »

Cyber resilience melds data security and protection

“Triple extortion” or “quadruple extortion” attacks, which additionally incorporate distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks or threats to third parties, are now also part of the modern risk landscape, according to Alexander... Read more »

How to transition to a fossil-free economy

09.25 The tax credits come with some pretty strict requirements for US produced minerals and materials, points out James, asking how Chiang sees that playing out in the battery space. We don’t... Read more »

The Download: donating your body, and climate change momentum

Rebecca George doesn’t mind the vultures that complain from the trees that surround the Western Carolina University body farm. Her arrival has interrupted their breakfast. George studies human decomposition, and part of... Read more »

Welcome to ClimateTech

Come back to this page for rolling updates throughout the day as we kick off ClimateTech, MIT Technology Review’s first ever conference dedicated to finding solutions for climate change. Programming starts at... Read more »

What happens when you donate your body to science

Take ribs, for instance. George stood near a donor, almost entirely skeletonized, whose ribs were cracked. One might surmise that these broken ribs were a clue to how the person had died.... Read more »