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

Neuroscience

Elon Musk: Neuralink brain implant detects pigs' movements

During a livestream, CEO Elon Musk presented the latest Neuralink brain implant, as well as what he claimed were several pig recipients of the device.

Kristin Houser

Oceans

Exploring Earth’s final frontier with AUV technology

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NASA engineers are using swarms of underwater drones to learn about our most important and least understood natural resource.

Doug Dais

Mojo Vision wants to give our eyes superpowers

AR contact lenses will project the digital world into our retinas.

Amanda Winkler

Robotics

Meet snatcher, the chameleon lizard robot with an ultra-fast tongue

The chameleon lizard has a highly specialized tongue. Now, a team of engineers created a quick-tongued robot.

Teresa Carey

Robotics

Training a home robot to see — and hear

Facebook's AI lab has released new tools for its embodied AI training platform, including one to train a home robot to respond to sounds.

Kristin Houser

Biohacking

How to radically biohack your mind

Brain-computer interfaces could enable humans to "merge with AI."

Amanda Winkler

Smart farm equipment can spot weeds among crops

Facebook’s facial recognition AI will turn ordinary farm equipment into precision agriculture machines by training it to spot the weeds among the crops.

Teresa Carey

Transportation

Smart traffic lights ease congestion on city streets

Smart traffic lights by startup NoTraffic use AI to improve the flow of traffic in cities, minimizing carbon emissions and delays for first responders.

Kristin Houser

Bionics

The material that could help humans become cyborgs

Coating implantable electronics in the polymer PEDOT can extend their life, which could make cyborgs more common in the future.

Kristin Houser

DIY

Hackers build a DIY satellite tracker to eavesdrop on space

The NyanSat guided challenge asks hackers to build a satellite tracker, making low-earth-orbit satellites more accessible.

Teresa Carey

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