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

Biohacking

This implanted microchip may one day control your sleep

An implantable, wireless device could be better than popping a pill.

Amanda Winkler

Here’s what we just learned about Apple’s AR/VR headset

New details about custom AR/VR chips point to realities of Apple’s long-awaited headset.

Jesse Damiani

Understanding the metaverse through Spatial

From virtual collaboration to NFT Galleries, one of the immersive industry’s most ambitious startups is making its metaverse play.

Jesse Damiani

Robotics

MIT’s robotic nose can detect first sign of disease

A powerful diagnosis tool may one day be in millions of smartphones.

Amanda Winkler

Entrepreneurs

Facebook’s smart glasses are stylish and creepy

Facebook and Ray-Ban have released a new line of smart glasses that can take photos, answer phone calls, and play music and podcasts.

Teresa Carey

Clean Energy

Twisty nuclear fusion reactor gets twice as hot as the sun

Physicists optimized a nuclear fusion reactor to overcome a problem that causes heat loss and prevents the device from sustaining fusion.

Kristin Houser

Transportation

Why NASA is testing an electric flying taxi

NASA is spending two weeks listening to Joby Aviation’s flying taxi as part of a campaign to integrate eVTOL vehicles into U.S. airspace.

Kristin Houser

Genetics

Forensic scientists continue mission to identify 9/11 victims

Forensic scientists have identified two more 9/11 victims and will soon use next-generation sequencing to analyze unidentified remains.

Kristin Houser

Blockchain

Bitcoin is now ‘legal tender’ in El Salvador

If more countries follow, what will this mean for consumers and businesses around the world?

Jay L. Zagorsky

Cars

AI is helping cars spot potholes

Researchers have developed an AI system that allows cars to spot potholes.

B. David Zarley

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