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.

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

Aerospace

Light-driven levitation could lift probes to the edge of space

A new light-driven levitation technique can lift objects large enough to carry sensors to the understudied mesosphere near the edge of space.

Kristin Houser

New intelligent material could become a “quantum brain”

Scientists created an intelligent material that acts as a brain by physically changing when it learns. This is an important step toward achieving a "quantum brain.”

Teresa Carey

Neurodiversity

New Google tool lets you experience synesthesia

Google’s new online tool lets you experience synesthesia like the abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky, who could hear colors and see sounds.

Kristin Houser

“This DNA is not real”: Why scientists are deepfaking the human genome

Researchers taught an AI to make artificial genomes, which could advance genetic research without compromising the privacy of individuals.

Teresa Carey

Series| Coded

The strange story of Venezuela’s failed cryptocurrency

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The world’s first state-backed cryptocurrency was a revolutionary idea that could’ve saved Venezuela’s economy. Here’s what went wrong.

Jack Berning

Computer Science

Cloud-based quantum computing, explained

Cloud-based quantum computing is making the cutting-edge tech available to people today, not years from now when the systems are more readily available.

Kristin Houser

Sports

AI brings Vince Lombardi back to life for Super Bowl ad

Using face-swapping AI, the NFL has created a Super Bowl ad in which iconic coach Vince Lombardi delivers a message of unity 50 years after his death.

Kristin Houser

3D Printing

3D-printed halo helps dog adjust to life without eyesight

The owner of a blind dog named Sienna used 3D printing to custom-build a device that would stop the diminutive Pomeranian from running into walls.

Kristin Houser

Series| Coded

Tractor-hacking farmers take on John Deere

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Tractor hacking is a fast-growing trend in the farming community — but it’s not outsiders breaking in.

Jack Berning

Entrepreneurs

America’s first funeral home for composting human remains is open for business

After a decade of planning and a successful bid to change Washington state law, Recompose, a funeral home that composts human remains, is finally open.

Teresa Carey

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