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

Blockchain

Fashion, art, and games: here’s what a decentralized metaverse could mean

The idea of the metaverse has gone from the realm of science fiction to the latest business model of major companies from Facebook to Nike.

Lachlan Keller

Clean Energy

Are mini reactors the future of clean energy?

The U.K is giving Rolls-Royce nearly $300 million to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) to increase its supply of clean energy.

Kristin Houser

Blockchain

A decentralized web 3.0 could lead to more innovation and privacy controls

When middlemen are removed, whole new business models and innovations can emerge.

Amanda Winkler

It’s hard to give AI common sense, but we’re making progress

There's still no telling whether machine-learned common sense is five years away, or 50.

Mayank Kejriwal

Robotics

The world’s biggest industrial robot lasers off airplane paint

Dutch company Xyrec recently demonstrated a 67-ton industrial robot that uses lasers to quickly strip paint from aircraft.

Kristin Houser

Clean Energy

Nuclear fusion would change the world. Has its time arrived?

Energy startup Helion claims it will generate electricity from a nuclear fusion device by 2024 — a milestone that could transform the world.

Kristin Houser

Sustainability

You can repair this sustainable phone yourself

Fairphone’s sustainable phone is easy to repair and contains ethically sourced materials — two major departures from the industry standard.

Kristin Houser

Clean Energy

Solar energy is about to get a whole lot cheaper

Bottlenecks in the production of silicon thwart solar panel manufacturing. Some companies are turning to perovskite instead.

Teresa Carey

Transportation

Superchargers are no longer just for Teslas

Non-Tesla EVs can now use a select number of Tesla Superchargers — and the goal is to expand that access to the entire Supercharger network.

Kristin Houser

3D Printing

ICON to build world’s largest community of 3D-printed houses

Startup ICON is building the world’s largest community of 3D-printed houses — a move that could help bring the homes to the mainstream.

Kristin Houser

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