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
Drone racers are a thing and they’re amazing
Can people with autism help create next-generation AI?
Giving animals new legs
Neuroscience
Hacking the brain's comms network – without surgery
Salvatore Domenic Morgera
Neuroscience
Neuroscience has a low-tech answer for a good night's sleep
Adriana Galván
Transportation
Driverless cars go off-roading
Matthew Doude, Christopher Goodin, and Daniel Carruth
AI
Saving lives with AI
In partnership with Intel
Brain
Goodbye, passwords: Hello brain-ID
Wenyao Xu and Feng Lin
AI
AI will make you smarter
Terrence Sejnowski
Video Games
The first “telepathic” social network is used to play tetris
Daniel Bier