Hard Tech

A vibrant collage featuring images of soap bubbles and light streaks.
Batteries
Soap bubble discovery could lead to better EV batteries
A connection between soap bubbles and lithium-metal batteries could get them out of the lab and into our electric vehicles (EVs).
Kristin Houser
an analog computing chip
Computer Science
Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence
Combining smart sensors with an older technology — analog computing — could dramatically reduce their power consumption.
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
An experimental spinal implant has given a French man with advanced Parkinson’s disease back his ability to walk.
Kristin Houser
Diagram of sound waves forming an object
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
speech bcis
Neuroscience
New brain implant breaks record for turning thoughts into text
Kristin Houser
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Computer Science
An open-source option is shaking up the microchip industry
Kristin Houser
Engineering
Cosmic dust from Venus is inspiring new air pollution-busting technology
Alexander James
drive pilot
Transportation
Mercedes-Benz wins race to bring Level 3 autonomous cars to US
Kristin Houser
Aerospace
Scientists use laser beam to divert lightning strikes
Tom Hartsfield
3d printing homes
3D Printing
This 3D-printed home is made entirely of bio-based materials
Kristin Houser
Engineering
Elevator technology is going up
B. David Zarley
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Medicine
Seven science and tech breakthroughs you may have missed this year
Kristin Houser