360 Selfies, Hot Solar Power, and Gene Therapy 2.0

Published: June 5, 2017, 11:30 p.m.

b'Phil and Stephen review the next three of MIT Review\\u2019s 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2017\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\nThe 360-Degree Selfie\\n\\nInexpensive cameras that make spherical images are opening a new era in photography and changing the way people share stories.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\nHot Solar Cells\\n\\nBy converting heat to focused beams of light, a new solar device could create cheap and continuous power.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\nGene Therapy 2.0\\n\\nScientists have solved fundamental problems that were holding back cures for rare hereditary disorders. Next we\\u2019ll see if the same approach can take on cancer, heart disease, and other common illnesses.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nWT 309-618'