Hard Tech

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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
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Neuroscience
Paralyzed woman able to speak again, thanks to brain-avatar interface
Kristin Houser
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Computer Science
Is quantum computing hype or almost here?
Adam Frank
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Computer Science
Simple superconducting device could dramatically cut energy use in computing
Elizabeth Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory
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Neuroscience
A Pink Floyd song was reconstructed from listeners’ brain waves
Kristin Houser
A scientist is using a microscope to look at brain organoids.
Brain
Australian military is funding a computer chip merged with human brain cells
Kristin Houser
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Engineering
Ask Ethan: Is LK-99 the holy grail of superconductors?
Ethan Siegel
A metal container labeled with "levitation" using room-temperature superconductors.
Engineering
Scientists rush to recreate room-temperature superconductor
Kristin Houser
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Engineering
Viral room-temperature superconductor claims spark excitement
Mahboobeh Shahbazi
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Genetics
New study shows how electricity can turn on genes
Kristin Houser
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Blockchain
Where next for crypto and the evolution of blockchains?
Koray Caliskan