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
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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
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
AI
This computer can write 2,000 snarky articles per second
Mike Riggs
Transportation
Self-driving cars are finally here. Sort of.
Mike Riggs
Series| Superhuman
Gaining independence with the world's most advanced prosthetic arm
AI
Can tech giants get ahead of AI?
Mike Riggs
Bionic technology and exoskeletons in the workplace
Bionics
How do we scale bionic technology?
Mike Riggs
Cyborg Olympics 2016
Bionics
What to expect at the first Cyborg Olympics
Mike Riggs
Bionics
Meet the paralyzed man who can walk again
Mike Riggs
Series| Superhuman
A life changed by robotic legs
Robotics
Will robots steal our jobs?
Mike Riggs
Bionics
Assistive tech doesn't have to be high tech
Mike Riggs