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Ten entries plus a reader-voted 11th (Hydrogen planes, added 2023-01-19). From 2022 on, each article page carries 'WHO' (key players) and 'WHEN' (availability) lines; the list page does not. Those lines were not read for this edition, so availability and key_players are null and status is partial. Quote is the list-page dek.
Over the past decade, the gene-editing tool CRISPR has rapidly evolved from the lab to the clinic.
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Software models developed by Google, OpenAI, and others can now generate stunning artworks based on just a few text prompts.
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RISC-V is upending those power dynamics.
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Advances in consumer componentry have helped drone manufacturers build complex war machines at much lower prices.
Healthcare providers and startups have turned to telehealth to prescribe and deliver pills for safe at-home abortions.
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Scientists are genetically engineering pigs whose organs could be transplanted into humans and 3D-printing lungs using a patient's own cells.
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Batteries are getting cheaper and governments have passed stricter emissions rules or banned gas-powered vehicles altogether.
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The first breathtaking images of the distant cosmos captured by the world's most powerful space telescope inspired collective awe.
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Genomic sequencing tools now let us read very old strands of human DNA, revealing much about modern history.
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Companies are building facilities that will reclaim lithium, nickel, and cobalt to feed metals back to battery manufacturers.
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Using fuel cells to power zero-emission flights.
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