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 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
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Series| Hard Reset
This device is 1,000 times more efficient than your computer
In partnership with BetterHelp
golden silk fibers produced by transgenic silkworms wrapped around black cylinders
Bionics
Adding spider DNA to silkworms creates silk stronger than Kevlar
Jonny Thomson
A pickup truck is parked in a rocky area.
Entertainment
Watch how video games are approaching perfect photorealism
Stephen Johnson
A group of white lights on a pole next to a body of water.
Engineering
Device offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication
Adam Zewe | MIT News Office
A tan box with a black hose attached to it
Military
The US military just got its hands on a mini laser weapon
Kristin Houser
A man in a lab holding a smart contact lens in front of the camera
Batteries
New battery charged by tears will power smart contact lenses
Kristin Houser
An illustration of a laser with a red light coming out of it.
Engineering
Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office