Alex Knapp

Senior Editor covering Science & Healthcare at Forbes. Author of the weekly newsletter The Prototype, focused on emerging tech and science. Also co-author of the weekly InnovationRx healthcare newsletter.

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Nvidia And This Bill Gates-Backed Startup Are Building Fusion Power With AI

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at building a virtual fusion plant, a major quantum breakthrough, AI for drug discovery and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here. Bill Gates-backed Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which is ai... See more

forbes.com•Alex Knapp•Jan 9, 2026

The Biggest Technological Breakthroughs Of 2025

In this week’s edition of The Prototype we look at the biggest tech breakthroughs of 2025–and the year’s best music. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here. Despite political and economic challenges, scientists and engineers kept pushing the env... See more

forbes.com•Alex Knapp•Jan 2, 2026

This Company's Drug May Help Regenerate Injured Spinal Cords

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a drug to help spinal injuries, a crypto billionaire’s big space play, revitalizing aging immune systems and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here. Every year, around 18,000 Americans wi... See more

forbes.com•Alex Knapp•Dec 19, 2025

This Startup Wants To Beam Solar Power From Space

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a startup that wants to provide solar power from space, another that’s industrializing big satellite manufacturing, transparent insulation and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here. Over... See more

forbes.com•Alex Knapp•Dec 12, 2025

This Startup Makes Ammonia By Turning The Planet Into A Chemical Reactor

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a cleaner way to make ammonia, some of the brightest young scientists in North America, magnetically charging your care, and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here. Ammonia is a crucial i... See more

forbes.com•Alex Knapp•Dec 5, 2025

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Doctor Of Jurisprudence, Law at University Of Kansas School Of LawGraduated: 2004

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