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
Two men standing near a computer monitor, with one man wearing an EEG cap and pointing at the screen and the other looking at him
Brain
“Universal” BCI lets anyone play games with their minds
A specially trained “decoder” slashes the time it takes a brain-computer interface (BCI) to read a user’s mind.
Kristin Houser
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 picture of a stage with purple lights and brain activity.
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
a cube of metal floating above a magnet
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
A white ball floating on top of a black background.
Engineering
Viral room-temperature superconductor claims spark excitement
Mahboobeh Shahbazi
a collage of mouse pancreatic cells and electricity
Genetics
New study shows how electricity can turn on genes
Kristin Houser
An image of a cross made of glass.
Blockchain
Where next for crypto and the evolution of blockchains?
Koray Caliskan
a gif with streaks representing muons raining down on a beach
Physics
New navigation system works even when GPS fails
Kristin Houser
Clean Energy
3D-printed “superalloy” could make power plants more efficient
Sam Jarman
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