Hard Tech

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Brain
Brain implant for “artificial vision” is still working after 2 years
A new type of brain implant technology has given a man with total blindness a kind of “artificial vision.”
Kristin Houser
Two men standing near a computer monitor, with one man wearing an EEG cap and pointing at the screen and the other looking at him
Brain
“Universal” BCI lets anyone play games with their minds
A specially trained “decoder” slashes the time it takes a brain-computer interface (BCI) to read a user’s mind.
Kristin Houser
A person holding a complex, 3d-printed metamaterial with a lattice structure
Engineering
3D-printed “metamaterial” is stronger than anything in nature
Australian scientists used an advanced 3D printing technique to create a super strong, super lightweight new “metamaterial.”
Kristin Houser
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Series| Hard Reset Podcast
Hard Reset Podcast: Maps | Episode #10
A close up of IBM's new quantum chip, Condor
Computer Science
IBM unveils world’s largest quantum chip
Kristin Houser
A server room with the word frontier on it.
Computer Science
Supercomputer uses machine learning to set new speed record
Kevin Dickinson
A person's hand is holding a piece of paper.
Neuroscience
Neurosoft CEO says new brain implant is “basically 1,000 times softer” than anything on the market
Kristin Houser
A vibrant collage featuring images of soap bubbles and light streaks.
Batteries
Soap bubble discovery could lead to better EV batteries
Kristin Houser
an analog computing chip
Computer Science
Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence
Kristin Houser
Three people, including a man and a woman, standing in a room discussing the effects of Parkinson's disease and spinal implant advancements.
Neuroscience
Spinal implant lets man with Parkinson’s walk again
Kristin Houser
a person next to a Prime Air drone
Drones
Amazon’s Prime Air is coming to a new US city
Kristin Houser
A woman with a bionic hand is posing from behind a table with a bunch of bionic hands on it
Bionics
This bionic hand is fused to a woman’s bones, muscles, and nerves
Kristin Houser
A person's hand delicately holding a small cube used for neurostimulation
Neuroscience
New brain implant for depression tested in people for the first time
Kristin Houser