Gene editing had a banner year in 2023
It really shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Perhaps no technology has more power to transform medicine, and its vast potential is just beginning...
Is this the most energy-efficient way to build homes?
Passive houses now account for less than 1% of multifamily construction. It’s a marriage of efficiency and rigorously applied physics, says Bronwyn Barry, a...
How 2023 marked the death of anonymity online in China
In reality, it’s already impossible to be fully anonymous online in China. Over the years, to implement a stricter regime of online censorship, the...
Best MP3 Players, Portable Media Players and Digital Audio Players (2023)
we’ve got nothing against your smartphone, not really. After all, it’s a handy GPS, a very acceptable camera, a brilliant internet portal, and probably...
The Download: recreating the early internet, and 2023 in climate data
This story is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday. The must-reads I’ve combed...
A first look at Windows AI Studio
Microsoft used the developer-focused parts of its Ignite 2023 event to introduce a series of AI development tools. Azure AI Studio supports large-scale AI...
Best 4K Blu-Ray Players (2023): Sony, Panasonic and More
How many video streaming services do you subscribe to? And how many of those reckon they can deliver you full-on, state-of-the-art picture and sound...
The Download: good climate news, and promising pixels
Scientists are loudly warning that the world is running out of time to avoid dangerous warming levels. The picture is grim. But if you...
SQL unleashed: 9 ways to speed up your SQL queries
SQL is the leading language for developing and querying databases, but it has a few quirks. In my last article, I shared 7 SQL mistakes...
Java persistence with JPA and Hibernate: Entities and relationships
The Jakarta Persistence API (JPA) is a Java specification that bridges the gap between relational databases and object-oriented programming. This two-part tutorial introduces JPA...
