Introducing: Our TR35 list of innovators for 2021

PLUS: the launch of the Change issue and news that mixing and matching vaccines seems to work.

Sponsored by National Reconnaissance Office The Download Your daily dose of what's up in emerging technology The innovators who will change the world 06.30.21 Hello everyone, it's a big day today! Why? Because it's the launch of our latest print issue, all about change. It also includes our annual TR35 list, 35 young innovators who are out to change the world. More details below. Plus, Charlotte and I will be sharing all the biggest stories from the print issue over the next week. Get your friends to sign up here to get The Download every day. Introducing: The TR35 list of innovators for 2021 We’ve called it the “Change” issue, but this latest edition of the magazine, out today, is really about two things: reflection and empowerment. We’ll be sharing the biggest stories from it over the coming week here in the Download. (You can get a look at the full issue here.) It's not just full of great stories, though. The Change issue also features this year’s list of 35 Innovators Under 35: our yearly opportunity to take a look at not just where technology is now, but where it’s going and who’s taking it there.  Here are 35 brilliant young entrepreneurs, inventors, visionaries, humanitarians and pioneers who are working to make the world a better place. You will be inspired by their accomplishments—from swarms of French-toast size satellites to new research into fusion power to a pair of budding companies racing to bring optical computing to market. These innovators are literally creating the future before our eyes. Read the full list here. WAIT: Everything in our print magazine—and access to the list— is for subscribers only. Yeah, sorry. But, good news, it starts at just $50 to subscribe for an ENTIRE YEAR (very slightly more if you want a physical print magazine too). For that you get our brilliant newsletter, The Algorithm, thrown in too (and, to be honest, that's worth more than $50 on its own.) So, you know what to do. SUBSCRIBE. More news Mixing and matching vaccines seems to work In a preprint, researchers reported that people who got a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine followed four weeks later by a Pfizer-BioNTech shot had strong immune responses, higher than those who got two doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca, and roughly comparable to those who received two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech.  That’s reassuring news for the countries that have already been mixing and matching. In Spain for example, people under the age of 60 who received one dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca have been offered Pfizer as an alternative for their second dose over concerns about rare cases of blood clotting. And this new data should give other countries flexibility in the face of fluctuating supplies. Read the full story. —Cassandra Willyard​ ICYMI: Here's our most recent piece on the science behind this. We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or tweet 'em at me.) + Ever wonder what happens to bowling balls when they get recycled? + England beat Germany in a major football competition last night for the first time in 55 years. The fans enjoyed it. (Come on, let me have this one.) + Watching glass being made is strangely relaxing.  + Spectacular miniatures of Hong Kong streets. + Some amazing seeds from around the world. + Mr London Meow is a therapy cat. + This is what happens when an artichoke heart flowers! (Thanks Amy!) Sponsor Message Innovate with NRO Research & Development Funding The National Reconnaissance Office Director's Innovation Initiative (DII) program funds cutting-edge scientific research in a high-risk environment to discover innovative concepts that transform overhead intelligence capabilities for future national intelligence needs. The program seeks the brightest minds and breakthrough technologies from industry, academia, national laboratories, and U.S. government agencies. Learn more about NRO R&D funding. The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 The spread of the Delta variant in the US is forcing authorities to rethink Mask-wearing indoors might be coming back. (NYT)   + How dangerous is Delta? (SciAm)   + What makes it more infectious? (TR)   + 12 vaccine lessons from covid. (Stat) 2 Why the breakup of Big Tech has just begun Facebook’s court win might not be the setback it would seem. (WaPo)   + In fact, the antitrust case is still alive. (Wired)   + Meanwhile, online activism is spilling onto the streets again. (WaPo)   + Some biologists think social media is a risk to humanity. (Vox) 3 Why did the Florida condo block collapse? Here are the current best guesses. (NY Mag)   + All the latest on the search. (NYT)   + What rescue crews are doing right now. (Slate)   + It raises concerns about coastal climate resilience. (Vice)  4 Why a new radiation limit for astronauts could help get more women into space Also handy for when we want to go much, much further. (TR)   + Space is the new battleground between the US and China. (CNBC) 5 One man’s plan to resurrect the animals we can’t save He wants to freeze their genes for the future. (Wired UK) 6 When one extreme thing smashes into another The shock wave of a neutron star crashing into a black hole has been detected. (Atlantic) 7 This startup wants to scan your eyes and give you cryptocurrency Just saying, I’m ruling myself out now, ok. (Vice) 8 The Pentagon’s UFO report is about the military, not aliens.  We can’t identify what these objects are because of choices the Air Force made decades ago. (Slate)   9 Alphabet is getting into drone air traffic control Its new free app could help create a huge commercial drone delivery network. (Bloomberg $) 10 You’ve got to stop using periods (full stops) in texts I feel older every day. (NYT) A special offer just for you. Get unlimited access to MIT Technology Review, plus 2 months FREE, when you subscribe today. It's time to make MIT Technology Review your go-to resource for thought-provoking insights, analysis and news about the world of technology. Subscribe now and save. Take a stand “I’m starting to get left out of life because of not being vaccinated.” An Arizona teenager talks to The New Yorker about his parents, who won’t let him have the vaccine. 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