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- MIT engineers just unveiled living, glowing plants Thu, 14 Dec 17, 10:22amGlowing plants might sound like the stuff of science fiction - but a team of MIT researchers just grew a crop of watercress that emits emit dim light for almost four hours...
- 10 Successful kickstarters creating a better world Sat, 13 Jun 15, 2:30amIt’s a beautiful thing when businesses align profits and purpose for a better world. And with the growth of crowdfunding, the concept of launching a company funded by others, an increasing number of social entrepreneurs...
- Scientists Build ‘Designer’ Brewer’s Yeast Chromosome From Scratch Mon, 31 Mar 14, 11:00pmHumans are already capable of splicing specific genes from one organism into another to create glowing plants to shelf-stable tomatoes. Now, a group of researchers led by Jef Boeke from New York University have taken the...
- Myo is a Wearable Computer that Converts Movement into Digital Commands Thu, 2 May 13, 2:30amFrom genetically-engineered glowing plants and 3D-printed food, it often seems that our technological reality had finally entered the realm of science fiction...