Amy Nordrum is an editor at MIT Technology Review. Previously, she was a News Editor at IEEE Spectrum in New York City and a science writer for the International Business Times.
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7:42
The Battle Of The Hard Drives
Two companies are exploring very different methods to expand the storage capacity of hard disk drives.
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7:33
Kepler Ends Its Search For Planets Like Earth
After nine years, the Kepler space telescope will soon be shut down permanently
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7:30
To Combat The Great Garbage Patch, A Great Pool Noodle?
A test aims to lasso floating plastic waste in the Pacific. But not everyone is convinced the approach will be helpful.
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7:50
Trying To Build A Computer As Powerful As The Human Brain
Brain-inspired computing hits a new milestone, the neural networks of a noisy fish, and other subjects in science news.
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00:07:28
The Mysteries Of Memory, A New Blue Dot, And A Robotic Fly
A surprising study suggesting that RNA could play a role in a snail’s memory leads this week’s news roundup.
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11:48
Remembering Stephen Hawking
Plus, rogue satellites, graphene hair dye, and hungry ravens.
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7:41
Radio Bursts, A Trip To CES, And A Sea Turtle Shift
New research argues that mysterious deep-space radio bursts may be produced by neutron stars.
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Year In Review: 2017
From colliding neutron stars to the completion of the Cassini mission, a look at 2017’s most important science stories.
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4:48
The High Energy Cost Of Bitcoin’s Rise
As bitcoin’s price skyrockets, so does its energy use and carbon footprint.
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6:58
Trapping A Proton, The Speed of A Muscle, And Switching Attention
Plus, the latest on the eruption of volcano Mount Agung on the island of Bali.