Hard Tech

an analog computing chip
Computer Science
Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence
Combining smart sensors with an older technology — analog computing — could dramatically reduce their power consumption.
Kristin Houser
An older man sitting in front of a body of water with a castle in the background
Neuroscience
Spinal implant lets man with Parkinson’s walk again
An experimental spinal implant has given a French man with advanced Parkinson’s disease back his ability to walk.
Kristin Houser
a person next to a Prime Air drone
Drones
Amazon’s Prime Air is coming to a new US city
Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service is expanding to three new cities and adding a drug-delivery option in an existing one.
Kristin Houser
A woman with a bionic hand is posing from behind a table with a bunch of bionic hands on it
Bionics
This bionic hand is fused to a woman’s bones, muscles, and nerves
Kristin Houser
A person's hand delicately holding a small cube used for neurostimulation
Neuroscience
New brain implant for depression tested in people for the first time
Kristin Houser
An image of a colorful square in the sky.
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This device is 1,000 times more efficient than your computer
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golden silk fibers produced by transgenic silkworms wrapped around black cylinders
Bionics
Adding spider DNA to silkworms creates silk stronger than Kevlar
Jonny Thomson
A pickup truck is parked in a rocky area.
Entertainment
Watch how video games are approaching perfect photorealism
Stephen Johnson
A group of white lights on a pole next to a body of water.
Engineering
Device offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication
Adam Zewe | MIT News Office
A tan box with a black hose attached to it
Military
The US military just got its hands on a mini laser weapon
Kristin Houser
A man in a lab holding a smart contact lens in front of the camera
Batteries
New battery charged by tears will power smart contact lenses
Kristin Houser
An illustration of a laser with a red light coming out of it.
Engineering
Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
A woman with wires connected to a port in her head looks at a screen with a face on it
Neuroscience
Paralyzed woman able to speak again, thanks to brain-avatar interface
Kristin Houser