Hard Tech

A hand holding a small Neuralink brain implant

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has implanted its first device in a human being

Now that Neuralink has implanted a device in a person, CEO Elon Musk is closer to his goal of making brain chips common in the future.

Robert Chapman-Smith

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Military

UK’s “DragonFire” laser weapon downs its first drones

The UK’s high-powered DragonFire laser weapon just shot down its first drones — bringing it one step closer to the battlefield.

Kristin Houser

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Computer Science

New graphene semiconductor could revolutionize electronics

The first working graphene semiconductor outperformed silicon, suggesting that the supermaterial could be the future of electronics.

Kristin Houser

Brain

This “supermaterial” created a transparent brain implant

An AI-powered transparent brain implant made of the supermaterial graphene can predict activity below the brain’s surface.

Kristin Houser

Engineering

Gallium: The liquid metal that could transform soft electronics

By harnessing the unusual properties of a liquid metal called gallium, scientists could create a new generation of flexible devices.

Kurt Kleiner | Knowable Magazine

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Inventions

Why scientists are making transparent wood

Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the transparent wood is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more

Jude Coleman | Knowable Magazine

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Series| Hard Reset Podcast

Hard Reset Podcast: Maps | Episode #10

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Instead of your static map or tilted, spinny globe – this technology would unlock a daily, real-time image of the entire world.

A close up of IBM's new quantum chip, Condor

Computer Science

IBM unveils world’s largest quantum chip

Tech giant IBM is pushing the field of quantum computing forward with Condor, the world's largest quantum chip.

Kristin Houser

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Computer Science

Supercomputer uses machine learning to set new speed record

Frontier, the ORNL supercomputer, used machine learning to set a new speed record of 9.95 quintillion calculations per second.

Kevin Dickinson

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Neuroscience

Neurosoft CEO says new brain implant is “basically 1,000 times softer” than anything on the market

Swiss startup Neurosoft’s flexible brain implant could give us a better way to analyze and stimulate the brain.

Kristin Houser

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Batteries

Soap bubble discovery could lead to better EV batteries

A connection between soap bubbles and lithium-metal batteries could get them out of the lab and into our electric vehicles (EVs).

Kristin Houser

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

Three people, including a man and a woman, standing in a room discussing the effects of Parkinson's disease and spinal implant advancements.

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

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