A new science fiction novel does a masterful job of crafting a narrative from an idea long discussed in philosophy: Is the mind needed?

Circa 2020

UK scientists have designed a new type of aqueous organic redox flow battery based on ion-exchange membranes made of a polymer of intrinsic microporosity. The battery showed a very low-capacity decay rate of 0.0335% per day for 2,100 charge-discharge cycles.

The FBI was able to seize the online marketplace SSNDOB, an illegal website selling data from people around the world.

The 179-year-old tool company Stanley Black & Decker is becoming a model e-commerce player, as global digital enterprise Vtex has helped it transform its digital offering to stay ahead of the game.

Regenerating legs is a first for frogs and now attention turns to whether the discovery holds clues to restoring human limbs.