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

Food

This edible sensor can alert you of food contamination

A microneedle patch made of silk changes color if it senses food contamination or spoilage, making it easier to know when food’s gone bad.

Kristin Houser

Inventions

All of human knowledge in a tablespoon of DNA

With artificial DNA, a data storage facility as big as a football field could be compressed to the size of a sugar cube.

Amanda Winkler

Neuroscience

New brain implant reads minds from inside a blood vessel

A first-of-its-kind neural interface called the Stentrode sits in a blood vessel in the brain, picking up signals it can wirelessly transmit to a computer.

Kristin Houser

Agriculture

This massive farm robot is helping secure the future of food

A massive farm robot is analyzing crops in Arizona, helping identify ones that could grow in hotter climates to help secure the future of food.

Kristin Houser

Facebook's new augmented reality glasses will turbocharge hearing

Facebook released details of augmented reality glasses that can tune out the real world and make computer-generated sounds seem real.

Teresa Carey

Bionics

You can now order a 3D printed, mind-controlled prosthetic arm

By scanning amputees’ limbs with a 3D scanner, Unlimited Tomorrow is making custom prosthetic arms that can be controlled with the mind.

Teresa Carey

Clean Energy

Mini nuclear reactors take big step forward in the US

NuScale Power’s small modular reactors generate less energy than full-sized nuclear reactors, but they might also be cheaper and safer.

Kristin Houser

Drones

Amazon drone delivery gets approval to launch from FAA

Prime Air, Amazon’s drone delivery service, has secured a key FAA certification, clearing it for the next phase of testing in the U.S.

Kristin Houser

DIY

A professor's teaching hack lights up twitter

Educators new to online teaching are struggling to adapt. This teacher created a DIY lightboard that is being widely shared on Twitter.

Teresa Carey

3D Printing

3D printed homes could soon be made out of dirt

By transforming soil into a construction material for 3D printed homes and other structures, researchers hope to slash concrete's environmental impact.

Kristin Houser

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