Inventions

Could robotic dolphins help marine parks become more humane spaces where people can learn about and connect with nature?

Engineers in Japan have set a new world record for fastest internet speed — 319 Tb/s — using a specially developed fiber-optic cable.

A needle-free diabetes test that measures glucose levels from saliva, not blood, could be ready for consumers as soon as 2023.

A new implant that delivers pain-relieving spinal cord stimulation can be put into place using just a needle — no invasive surgery required.

The ExoSCOPE blood test can determine with 95% accuracy whether a targeted cancer therapy is working within 24 hours of administration.

A wearable that delivers a painless vibration to a person’s fingertip if it senses postural sway could one day help improve balance in seniors.

Startup Farther Farms has developed a pasteurization process that allowed it to create shelf-stable French fries that last 90 days at room temperature.

Google’s Project Starline is a new 3D video chat technology designed to make online communication feel more like real life.

IBM has unveiled the world’s first 2-nanometer microchips, a breakthrough in chip technology that could lead to faster devices that require less energy.

A new method for DNA data storage uses light-emitting strands of DNA to encode digital messages, eliminating the need for sequencing.