Economist Books
Megatech: Technology in 2050 (Contributor)
March 2017 | Chapter 9 | Energy technology: the rise of the renewables
https://www.amazon.com/Megatech-Technology-2050-Economist/dp/1610398254/
Selected Articles from The Economist
Silicon Valley gets a taste for food
Mar 7th 2015 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Tech startups are moving into the food business to make sustainable versions of meat and dairy products from plants
http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21645497-tech-startups-are-moving-food-business-make-sustainable-versions-meat
Printing a bit of me
Mar 8th 2014 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Bioprinting: Building living tissue with a 3D printer is becoming a new business, but making whole organs for transplant remains elusive
http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21598322-bioprinting-building-living-tissue-3d-printer-becoming-new-business
The dream of the medical tricorder
Dec 1st 2012 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Medical technology: The hand-held diagnostic devices seen on “Star Trek” are inspiring a host of medical add-ons for smartphones
http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21567208-medical-technology-hand-held-diagnostic-devices-seen-star-trek-are-inspiring
Hot rocks and high hopes
Sep 2nd 2010 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Geothermal power: Deriving energy from subterranean heat is no longer limited to volcanic regions. By drilling deep wells into the ground, it can be made to work almost anywhere. Just watch out for the earthquakes
http://www.economist.com/node/16909897
The other kind of solar power
Jun 4th 2009 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Energy: Think of solar power, and you probably think of photovoltaic panels. But there is another way to make electricity from sunlight, which arguably has even brighter prospects
http://www.economist.com/node/13725855
Building the smart grid
Jun 4th 2009 | From the print edition
Energy: By promoting the adoption of renewable-energy technology, a smart grid would be good for the environment—and for innovation
http://www.economist.com/node/13725843
Wind of change
Dec 4th 2008 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Energy: Wind power has established itself as an important source of renewable energy in the past three decades. The basic idea is ancient, but its modern incarnation adds many new high-tech twists
http://www.economist.com/node/12673331
Swallow the surgeon
Sep 4th 2008 | From the print edition
Biomedicine: Tiny medical robots are being developed that could perform surgery inside patients with greater precision than existing methods
http://www.economist.com/node/11999269
Tapping the oceans
Jun 5th 2008 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Environmental technology: Desalination turns salty water into fresh water. As concern over water’s scarcity grows, can it offer a quick technological fix?
http://www.economist.com/node/11484059
In search of the perfect battery
Mar 6th 2008 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Energy technology: Researchers are desperate to find a modern-day philosopher's stone: the battery technology that will make electric cars practical. Here is a brief history of their quest
http://www.economist.com/node/10789409
Nuclear dawn
Sep 6th 2007 | From the print edition
Energy: Attitudes to nuclear power are shifting in response to climate change and fears over the security of the supply of fossil fuels. The technology of nuclear power has been changing, too
http://www.economist.com/node/9719029
The truth about recycling
Jun 7th 2007 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
As the importance of recycling becomes more apparent, questions about it linger. Is it worth the effort? How does it work? Is recycling waste just going into a landfill in China? Here are some answers
http://www.economist.com/node/9249262
Bright prospects
Mar 8th 2007 | From the print edition
Energy: Solar power is in the ascendant. But despite its rapid growth it will not provide a significant share of the world's electricity for decades
http://www.economist.com/node/8766045
New chips on the block
Nov 30th 2006 | From the print edition
Biotechnology: DNA chips have revolutionised biological research. This case history argues that they also have the power to make the practice of medicine much more precise
http://www.economist.com/node/8312232
Lighting up the world
Sep 21st 2006 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
The greatest impact of LED-based lighting could be in developing countries, where it can be powered by batteries or solar panels
http://www.economist.com/node/7904248
The power of positrons
Jun 8th 2006 | From the print edition
Medical imaging: Positron-emission tomography is more expensive and complex than other body-scanning technologies. But, as this case history explains, it has proven its worth after years of struggle
http://www.economist.com/node/7001805
Medicine without frontiers
Sep 15th 2005 | From the print edition
Leroy Hood, one of medicine's boldest visionaries, has spent his career marrying biology with technology
http://www.economist.com/node/4368242
Why the future is hybrid
Dec 2nd 2004 | From the print edition
Automotive technology: Hybrid petrol-electric cars such as the Toyota Prius are becoming increasingly popular. But are they any more than a rest-stop on the road to the hydrogen car?
http://www.economist.com/node/3422941
Supercharging the brain
Sep 16th 2004 | From the print edition
Biotechnology: New drugs promise to improve memory and sharpen mental response. Who should be allowed to take them?
http://www.economist.com/node/3171454
DNA's detective story
Mar 11th 2004 | From the print edition
The analysis of genetic material, to create DNA fingerprints and profiles, has revolutionised forensic science. But, as this case history explains, having overcome initial doubts over its accuracy, the proponents of DNA analysis now face new and more challenging ethical questions
http://www.economist.com/node/2477036
MRI's inside story
Dec 4th 2003 | From the print edition
Medical imaging: Magnetic-resonance imaging, which provides detailed pictures of people's insides, has proved to be an invaluable medical tool. But exactly who should take credit for its invention is deeply controversial. This case history explains how scientific rivalry and engineering cunning drove the development of a life-saving technology that is now used to perform over 1m scans a week
http://www.economist.com/node/2246166
Embryonic man
Sep 4th 2003 | From the print edition
Irving Weissman believes embryonic stem cells will usher in a second biotech revolution, offering a whole new armoury of medicines—just as equally controversial recombinant DNA did when it sparked the first biotech revolution a couple of decades ago
http://www.economist.com/node/2020021
A bug's life for robots
Mar 13th 2003 | From the print edition
Creepie-crawlie robots are learning to venture where wheeled machines stumble and humans fear to tread
http://www.economist.com/node/1620734
A drug of one's own
Dec 12th 2002 | From the print edition
For three decades, Ronald Levy has been seeking ways to use the body's immune system to fight cancer—much as it does the common cold. His goal has been to create “personalised drugs”, first in the form of antibodies and now as vaccines, capable of destroying a patient's actual malignancy
http://www.economist.com/node/1476813
Megatech: Technology in 2050 (Contributor)
March 2017 | Chapter 9 | Energy technology: the rise of the renewables
https://www.amazon.com/Megatech-Technology-2050-Economist/dp/1610398254/
Selected Articles from The Economist
Silicon Valley gets a taste for food
Mar 7th 2015 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Tech startups are moving into the food business to make sustainable versions of meat and dairy products from plants
http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21645497-tech-startups-are-moving-food-business-make-sustainable-versions-meat
Printing a bit of me
Mar 8th 2014 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Bioprinting: Building living tissue with a 3D printer is becoming a new business, but making whole organs for transplant remains elusive
http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21598322-bioprinting-building-living-tissue-3d-printer-becoming-new-business
The dream of the medical tricorder
Dec 1st 2012 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Medical technology: The hand-held diagnostic devices seen on “Star Trek” are inspiring a host of medical add-ons for smartphones
http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21567208-medical-technology-hand-held-diagnostic-devices-seen-star-trek-are-inspiring
Hot rocks and high hopes
Sep 2nd 2010 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Geothermal power: Deriving energy from subterranean heat is no longer limited to volcanic regions. By drilling deep wells into the ground, it can be made to work almost anywhere. Just watch out for the earthquakes
http://www.economist.com/node/16909897
The other kind of solar power
Jun 4th 2009 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Energy: Think of solar power, and you probably think of photovoltaic panels. But there is another way to make electricity from sunlight, which arguably has even brighter prospects
http://www.economist.com/node/13725855
Building the smart grid
Jun 4th 2009 | From the print edition
Energy: By promoting the adoption of renewable-energy technology, a smart grid would be good for the environment—and for innovation
http://www.economist.com/node/13725843
Wind of change
Dec 4th 2008 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Energy: Wind power has established itself as an important source of renewable energy in the past three decades. The basic idea is ancient, but its modern incarnation adds many new high-tech twists
http://www.economist.com/node/12673331
Swallow the surgeon
Sep 4th 2008 | From the print edition
Biomedicine: Tiny medical robots are being developed that could perform surgery inside patients with greater precision than existing methods
http://www.economist.com/node/11999269
Tapping the oceans
Jun 5th 2008 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Environmental technology: Desalination turns salty water into fresh water. As concern over water’s scarcity grows, can it offer a quick technological fix?
http://www.economist.com/node/11484059
In search of the perfect battery
Mar 6th 2008 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
Energy technology: Researchers are desperate to find a modern-day philosopher's stone: the battery technology that will make electric cars practical. Here is a brief history of their quest
http://www.economist.com/node/10789409
Nuclear dawn
Sep 6th 2007 | From the print edition
Energy: Attitudes to nuclear power are shifting in response to climate change and fears over the security of the supply of fossil fuels. The technology of nuclear power has been changing, too
http://www.economist.com/node/9719029
The truth about recycling
Jun 7th 2007 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
As the importance of recycling becomes more apparent, questions about it linger. Is it worth the effort? How does it work? Is recycling waste just going into a landfill in China? Here are some answers
http://www.economist.com/node/9249262
Bright prospects
Mar 8th 2007 | From the print edition
Energy: Solar power is in the ascendant. But despite its rapid growth it will not provide a significant share of the world's electricity for decades
http://www.economist.com/node/8766045
New chips on the block
Nov 30th 2006 | From the print edition
Biotechnology: DNA chips have revolutionised biological research. This case history argues that they also have the power to make the practice of medicine much more precise
http://www.economist.com/node/8312232
Lighting up the world
Sep 21st 2006 | From the print edition | Technology Quarterly Cover
The greatest impact of LED-based lighting could be in developing countries, where it can be powered by batteries or solar panels
http://www.economist.com/node/7904248
The power of positrons
Jun 8th 2006 | From the print edition
Medical imaging: Positron-emission tomography is more expensive and complex than other body-scanning technologies. But, as this case history explains, it has proven its worth after years of struggle
http://www.economist.com/node/7001805
Medicine without frontiers
Sep 15th 2005 | From the print edition
Leroy Hood, one of medicine's boldest visionaries, has spent his career marrying biology with technology
http://www.economist.com/node/4368242
Why the future is hybrid
Dec 2nd 2004 | From the print edition
Automotive technology: Hybrid petrol-electric cars such as the Toyota Prius are becoming increasingly popular. But are they any more than a rest-stop on the road to the hydrogen car?
http://www.economist.com/node/3422941
Supercharging the brain
Sep 16th 2004 | From the print edition
Biotechnology: New drugs promise to improve memory and sharpen mental response. Who should be allowed to take them?
http://www.economist.com/node/3171454
DNA's detective story
Mar 11th 2004 | From the print edition
The analysis of genetic material, to create DNA fingerprints and profiles, has revolutionised forensic science. But, as this case history explains, having overcome initial doubts over its accuracy, the proponents of DNA analysis now face new and more challenging ethical questions
http://www.economist.com/node/2477036
MRI's inside story
Dec 4th 2003 | From the print edition
Medical imaging: Magnetic-resonance imaging, which provides detailed pictures of people's insides, has proved to be an invaluable medical tool. But exactly who should take credit for its invention is deeply controversial. This case history explains how scientific rivalry and engineering cunning drove the development of a life-saving technology that is now used to perform over 1m scans a week
http://www.economist.com/node/2246166
Embryonic man
Sep 4th 2003 | From the print edition
Irving Weissman believes embryonic stem cells will usher in a second biotech revolution, offering a whole new armoury of medicines—just as equally controversial recombinant DNA did when it sparked the first biotech revolution a couple of decades ago
http://www.economist.com/node/2020021
A bug's life for robots
Mar 13th 2003 | From the print edition
Creepie-crawlie robots are learning to venture where wheeled machines stumble and humans fear to tread
http://www.economist.com/node/1620734
A drug of one's own
Dec 12th 2002 | From the print edition
For three decades, Ronald Levy has been seeking ways to use the body's immune system to fight cancer—much as it does the common cold. His goal has been to create “personalised drugs”, first in the form of antibodies and now as vaccines, capable of destroying a patient's actual malignancy
http://www.economist.com/node/1476813
