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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Batteries
Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab
In partnership with Higher Ground
Solid-state batteries could soon challenge lithium-ion as the dominant tech for powering smartphones, EVs, and more.
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
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
Kristin Houser
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Neuroscience
First person with a Neuralink brain implant reveals how he uses it
Kristin Houser
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Inventions
3D processors could lead to a new era in wireless communication
Kristin Houser
A stylized illustration of a disassembled microchip against a colorful radial background, symbolizing high speed computing.
Computer Science
Startup accelerates progress toward light-speed computing
Zach Winn | MIT News Office
An image of an eye with implantable solar cells.
Medicine
Implantable solar cells could one day help restore vision
Kristin Houser
An image of a person holding a device in front of an image of a neuron.
Neuroscience
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has implanted its first device in a human being
Robert Chapman-Smith
an image of the laser weapon firing a red beam at an object in the sky
Military
UK’s “DragonFire” laser weapon downs its first drones
Kristin Houser
A person is holding a box with a graphene semiconductor chip in it.
Computer Science
New graphene semiconductor could revolutionize electronics
Kristin Houser
A pair of tweezers are holding the transparent brain implant
Brain
This “supermaterial” created a transparent brain implant
Kristin Houser