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.
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
A pair of tweezers are holding the transparent brain implant
Brain
This “supermaterial” created a transparent brain implant
Kristin Houser
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Engineering
Gallium: The liquid metal that could transform soft electronics
Kurt Kleiner | Knowable Magazine
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Inventions
Why scientists are making transparent wood
Jude Coleman | Knowable Magazine
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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
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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