Hard Tech

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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
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Physics
New navigation system works even when GPS fails
Kristin Houser
Clean Energy
3D-printed “superalloy” could make power plants more efficient
Sam Jarman
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Brain
This soft brain implant unfurls its arms under the skull
Kristin Houser
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Computer Science
MIT breakthrough creates world’s smallest holographic microscope
Kristin Houser
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Food
Startups serve “world’s first” lab-grown fish filets
Kristin Houser
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Brain
Graphene sensor could let you control robots with your mind
Kristin Houser
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Brain
Our new brains: neurotechnology advances that could change everything
Allison Duettmann
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CRISPR
New CRISPR tool reversed blindness in mice — permanently
Kristin Houser
Big Tech
Technology over the long run: See how dramatically the world can change within a lifetime
Max Roser | Our World in Data
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Neuroscience
Cyborg fish grow electrodes in their brains and fins
Kristin Houser