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
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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
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
a flat, clear piece of rubber in a spiral shape with thin wires running through it
Brain
This soft brain implant unfurls its arms under the skull
Kristin Houser
a closeup of a tiny LED in the middle of a microchip
Computer Science
MIT breakthrough creates world’s smallest holographic microscope
Kristin Houser
a close up of a piece of white fish on a plate with vegetables and chopsticks
Food
Startups serve “world’s first” lab-grown fish filets
Kristin Houser
an image of the back of a man's head. he is wearing a headset device. a robot dog is in the background.
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
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3D Printing
German scientists 3D print objects with “acoustic holograms”
B. David Zarley
Inventions
5 things you didn’t know GPS could do
Alexandra Witze | Knowable Magazine