The Incomplete Human
When the smallpox vaccine first arrived in 19th-century Britain, aristocrats, not peasants, received it first, widening mortality gaps. Aristocrats, no matter how insulated, were one infected servant away from smallpox. Their own self-interest required that vaccination spread outward. Epidemiology created
Electrifying Maritime Vessels with Long-Life Batteries: Spotlight on Echandia
Keeping Up with Climate Tech vol. 12 Within the Nordic waters where ferries bustle between islands and towns, Magnus Ericsson saw an opportunity. A Swedish Navy veteran who once oversaw submarine construction, Ericsson knew batteries had powered underwater vessels for decades.
Electric, Intelligent, Homegrown Mechanization for Indian Farmers: Spotlight on Orbit Agritech
Keeping Up with Climate Tech vol. 11 In villages across the western Indian state of Maharashtra, smallholder farmers hunch over rattling diesel tillers, their arms and backs aching as the machines struggle across the uneven soil. Many suffer from health issues
Plug-and-Play Decarbonization for the Steel Industry: Spotlight on Climitra
Keeping up with Climate Tech vol. 10 India’s steel industry is both an engine of growth and one of the country’s most carbon-intensive sectors, responsible for roughly 12% of national emissions. Undergoing an industrial boom, India’s steel sector is on track
The Future of Energy: Unlocking the Potential of Space-Based Solar Power
A Future with Unrestricted Solar Panels What if we lived in a world where solar panels produced electricity year-round, unaffected by night or clouds? Once considered a book-only sci-fi fantasy, space-based solar power, or SBSP, is now gaining popularity as a
Harvested Today, Hacked Tomorrow: On the Future of Quantum Computing
A Data Breach It begins with a leaked email address. Then a password. Then a social security number. In June 2025, medical facility Central Kentucky Radiology reported a data breach that had taken place months prior, in October of 2024. The breach is compromising
AI-Powered Early Detection: A New Era of Cancer Diagnostics
Perhaps no ambition has loomed larger in healthcare than the cure for cancer. In 2025, cancer is expected to claim 618,000 lives in the United States alone, and by 2050, annual new cases worldwide are projected to exceed a staggering
Designing With, Not For: Reimagining Accessible Technology through Co-Design
Our digital experience is being rapidly transformed by emerging technologies like generative AI, wearable health devices, and augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) platforms. These tools have taken the technology industry by storm by promising hyper-personalized interfaces, greater productivity, and more
iPad Kids: Brain Rot in the Making or the Future Leaders of Our World?
In their natural habitat, children seem to aimlessly tap at the screen with glazed eyes, ignoring the world around them. The outside world is only a moment’s glance away, yet it seems so distant for them. Instead, cartoon characters with
How Biotech is Transforming Medicine with Engineered Immunity
A single tool is being wielded to tackle cancer, autoimmune disease, and even the most elusive itch receptors, serving as a blueprint for one of the most innovative modern medical technologies: antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies, or antigen-binding proteins produced in the laboratory,