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
myths about electric vehicles
Transportation
The biggest myths about electric vehicles
Ross Pomeroy
Transportation
Electric car supplies are running out
Tom Stacey
animal cloning
Genetics
Chinese robot clones pigs with no human help
Kristin Houser
Robotics
Self-healing robot skin created out of human cells 
B. David Zarley
harvesting robots
Robotics
New harvesting robots are gentle enough to pick this fruit 
Kristin Houser
Cars
Volvo to bring photorealistic graphics to electric cars through Unreal Engine 
Stephen Johnson
Climate Crisis
Digital technology can cut global emissions by 15%. Here’s how.
Johan Rockström and Börje Ekholm
Metaverse
Unreal Engine may power the metaverse 
B. David Zarley
volcanic eruption
Disaster Response
How a volcanic eruption was forecast five months in advance
Kristin Houser
fastest supercomputer
Computer Science
US’s Frontier is the world’s first exascale supercomputer
Kristin Houser