10 Breakthrough Technologies Revealed in MIT Technology Review's New Issue

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Apr 23, 2014, 08:47 ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, MIT Technology Review releases its 2013 list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. Each year we identify ten technology developments that mark true milestones. The advances highlighted from the past 12 months all solve thorny problems or create powerful new ways of using technology. They are breakthroughs that will matter for years to come.

Jason Pontin, publisher and editor in chief, states: "We believe that technology can help solve really hard problems and that these solutions will expand human possibilities. To that end, each year we select the ten technologies we believe have the potential for major impact – those which could change the world. These technologies are an expression of our preferences and emphases, and they grow out of our reporting over the past 12 months. This is the stuff we like."

The May/June issue of MIT Technology Review will be available on newsstands worldwide May 7 and online at technologyreview.com on April 23.

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014:

Agile Robots	Boston Dynamics
	Honda
	Schaft
Agricultural Drones	3D Robotics
	PrecisionHawk
	Yahama
Brain Mapping	Alan Evans: Montreal Neurological Institute
	Karl Deisseroth: Stanford University
	Katrin Amunts: Jülich Research Centre
Genome Editing	Feng Zhang: MIT
	George Church: Harvard
	Jennifer Doudna: UC Berkeley
	Yunnan Key Laboratory
Microscale 3-D Printing	Jennifer Lewis: Harvard University
	Keith Martin: University of Cambridge
	Michael McAlpine: Princeton University
Mobile Collaboration	Box
	CloudOn
	Dropbox
	Google
	Microsoft
	Quickoffice
	Quip
Neuromorphic Chips	HRL Laboratories
	Human Brain Project
	IBM
	Qualcomm
Smart Wind and Solar Power	GE Power
	National Center for Atmospheric Research
	Xcel Energy
Ultraprivate Smartphones	Blackphone
	Cryptophone
	Open Whisper Systems
Virtual Reality Headsets	Nvidia
	Oculus VR
	Sony
	Vuzix

About MIT Technology Review
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