This edition of The Download covers two distinct technological developments. First, it explores advances in reproductive medicine that are offering new hope to female cancer survivors who wish to become biological mothers. Techniques involving ovarian tissue freezing and transplantation are showing promising results. Second, the article examines efforts to clean up the environmental impact of Bangladesh’s massive garment industry. Innovations include water recycling systems and methods to capture waste heat from factories, aiming to reduce pollution and resource consumption. Read the full article for more details: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1132375/the-download-helping-cancer-survivors-to-give-birth-and-cleaning-up-bangladeshs-garment-industry/