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2020 Visionaries
5 innovators changing the world
By Maggie O'Neill
@CNNMoney
March 16, 2016: 12:45 PM ET
2020 Visionaries
How this scientist is recycling carbon dioxide into a do-good gas
Emily Cole, co-founder of Liquid Light, has pioneered technology to convert waste carbon dioxide into fuel that can replace petroleum in consumer products like plastic bottles.
This cancer treatment bypasses adverse effects
Dr. Vijay Chudasama is developing antibodies that link with the human immune system's tagging method to create medicines that only target specific parts of the body.
This tech powers devices without batteries
Shyam Gollakota, a computer scientist, invented a technology called "ambient backscatter" that enables devices to communicate with each other without requiring batteries.
Using artificial intelligence to solve the world's problems
Quoc Le, a research scientist at Google, believes artificial intelligence can help improve healthcare, climate change and education.
3-D printers could soon make human skin
Companies like beauty giant L'Oreal want to tap the potential of bioprinting, using live cells and a 3-D machine to make human skin.
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