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24 Megahype for the metaverse It ’ s a space where physical and virtual worlds converge , but will the promise hold ?
32 Print me a home , please Rethinking how houses are made and sold
42 Code breakers A robotics program captures the imagination — and dreams — of underserved students
50 What lies beneath ? Scientists deploy autonomous vehicles to map the ocean floor by 2030
58 But is it really art ? As AI leaps from the lab , artists may find their greatest collaborator or greatest competitor
64 Digitizing the Amazon Solar Community Hubs improve residents ’ livelihoods and rainforest sustainability
72 How to grow a building Unseating the most widely used and least sustainable building material on the planet
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