Hard Tech

Collage of a close-up human eye and abstract digital graphics symbolizing artificial vision with lines and light effects on a vibrant orange and black background.
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
Series| Superhuman
The emerging cyborg
Prosthetics
Advanced prosthetics are not only powerful, they’re beautiful
B. David Zarley
Misinformation
How to spot a deepfake
Robotic Exosuits
Bionics
Wearable robotic suits could be coming to a store near you
Teresa Carey
Series| Superhuman
The exoskeleton marathon racer
Blockchain
How the technology behind deepfakes can help us create a better world 
Jackie Snow
VR
For the disabled, using virtual reality for education opens up new possibilities
Amanda Winkler
Keeper of the missing
VR
Is the future of therapy… virtual? A look into virtual reality therapy
Kaitlin Ugolik
Hacking
Hackers find missing people for fun