Hard Tech

A close-up of an engine test firing, showcasing various connected hoses and cables, with the engine emitting blue flames from the nozzle, reminiscent of a powerful jet engine.
Aerospace
Ian Brooke wants to revolutionize flight as we know it
This Y Combinator-backed startup has invented a new kind of jet engine, radically more efficient and versatile than anything before it.
Ross Pomeroy
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Batteries
Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab
Solid-state batteries could soon challenge lithium-ion as the dominant tech for powering smartphones, EVs, and more.
Kristin Houser
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Employment
“Cybersecurity shortage” could reach 85 million workers by 2030
The global talent shortage could reach 85 million workers by 2030, causing approximately $8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue.
Michelle Meineke | Senior Writer | World Economic Forum
Agriculture
3 ways autonomous farming is driving a new era of agriculture 
Kayleigh Bateman
closing the digital divide
Meet the startup that’s closing the digital divide with $200 tablets
In partnership with Million Stories
Freethink Team
Transportation
Electric “seagliders” may soon skim the Hawaiian shoreline
B. David Zarley
ar shopping
AR
AR’s first great use: never get lost again 
Kristin Houser
AI
Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip 
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
quantum simulator
Physics
Australian scientists put the quantum world on a microchip
Kristin Houser
aptera solar car
Transportation
$26K solar car now has a factory
Kristin Houser
Clean Energy
New nuclear fusion reactor design may be a breakthrough
Stephen Johnson
AI
A celebrated AI has learned a new trick: How to do chemistry
Marc Zimmer
The $10.6 million 3D-printing startup that almost lost it all
In partnership with Million Stories
Freethink Team