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Ten entries. Web date 2013-04-23 (May/June 2013 issue). The web articles have no Availability and no Key Players field; key_players is null and organizations named in the article are listed in the note. Quote is the article dek. Read through a summarising fetch; medium confidence.
The designers of the Pebble watch realized that a mobile phone is more useful if you don't have to take it out of your pocket.
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Doubling the efficiency of solar devices would completely change the economics of renewable energy. Here is a design that just might make it possible.
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A maverick neuroscientist believes he has deciphered the code by which the brain forms long-term memories.
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Reading the DNA of fetuses is the next frontier of the genome revolution. Do you really want to know the genetic destiny of your unborn child?
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With massive amounts of computational power, machines can now recognize objects and translate speech in real time. Artificial intelligence is finally getting smart.
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GE, the world's largest manufacturer, is on the verge of using 3-D printing to make jet parts.
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Collecting and analyzing information from simple cell phones can provide surprising insights into how people move about and behave—and even help us understand the spread of diseases.
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Messages that quickly self-destruct could enhance the privacy of online communication and make people feel freer to be spontaneous.
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A high-power circuit breaker could finally make DC power grids practical.
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Rethink Robotics' new creation is easy to interact with, but the innovations behind the robot show just how hard it is to get along with people.
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