Hard Tech

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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

Drones

Ukrainian citizens are using personal drones to spy on Russian troops

Ukraine has called on local drone owners to help the military conduct reconnaissance missions in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

Kristin Houser

Drones

Pregnant dolphins identified by drones for the first time

Using drone photography, University of Aberdeen researchers have been able to identify pregnant dolphins for the first time.

Kristin Houser

Clean Energy

Nuclear fusion: how excited should we be?

We know that fusion works – it is the process that powers the Sun, providing heat and light to the Earth. But can we do it ourselves?

Lee Packer and Paul Norman

Cars

Self-driving cars could transform the world in unexpected ways

Self-driving cars could impact the future of economics, equity, privacy, and city planning.

Elizabeth Fernandez

Clean Energy

First AI controls plasma inside fusion reactor

DeepMind has co-developed an AI capable of controlling the super-hot plasma inside a tokamak fusion reactor.

Kristin Houser

Agriculture

Innovative vertical farming companies to watch

Here are five vertical farming companies to keep an eye on — and a bonus nine that are selling food you can buy right now.

Kristin Houser

What if your heart attack could be prevented?

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In partnership with Omron

Brush, floss, check your blood pressure: could a new routine save millions of lives?

Transportation

GM asks to deploy self-driving car with no steering wheel

GM and Cruise have asked the NHTSA for permission to build and deploy their Cruise Origin, a self-driving car with no steering wheel.

Kristin Houser

Democracy

Open source intelligence exposes war as never before

In a new era of open source intelligence, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can be studied by anyone with the desire to find, and analyze, data available to all.

B. David Zarley

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In partnership with Zipline

We live in an unprecedented time of AI and technology - so why do medical access inequalities still exist? One company is tackling that.

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