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View in your browser What's trending in tech this week? A new way to make quadratic equations easy Many former algebra students have painful memories of struggling to memorize the quadratic formula. A new way to derive it, overlooked for 4,000 years, is so simple it eliminates the need. Read more → How does time dilation affect aging during high-speed space travel Every week, the readers of our space newsletter, The Airlock, send in their questions for space reporter Neel V. Patel to answer. This week: time dilation during space travel.  A nanotube material conducts heat in just one direction Asymmetric conductors could revolutionize cooling systems for computers and other devices.  Cops see an encryption problem. Spyware makers see an opportunity. The Trump administration is once again pushing for access to encrypted data. But some intelligence companies are selling a sneakier route around protection. SpaceX will test making Starlink satellites less shiny to appease angry astronomers After facing complaints from scientists about its satellites ruining the night sky, SpaceX wants to experiment with a new coating to make them less bright. Have you purchased your ticket to EmTech Digital? TRUST. Machines we can trust, data we can trust, results we can trust. The most talked about issues in AI today: deepfakes, bias, explainability, privacy, all have trust as a common denominator Join us at EmTech Digital as we bring together world-renowned leaders and innovators to talk about the technologies at the heart of AI.  Register now Copyright © 2019 MIT Technology Review, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive newsletters and/or promotional emails from MIT Technology Review. Our mailing address is: MIT Technology Review 1 Main St Cambridge, MA 02142-1531 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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