Hard Tech

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
The UK’s high-powered DragonFire laser weapon just shot down its first drones — bringing it one step closer to the battlefield.
Kristin Houser
A person is holding a box with a graphene semiconductor chip in it.
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
A pair of tweezers are holding the transparent brain implant
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
A close up of a piece of silver metal.
Engineering
Gallium: The liquid metal that could transform soft electronics
Kurt Kleiner | Knowable Magazine
A piece of glass sitting on top of a leaf.
Inventions
Why scientists are making transparent wood
Jude Coleman | Knowable Magazine
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Series| Hard Reset Podcast
Hard Reset Podcast: Maps | Episode #10
A close up of IBM's new quantum chip, Condor
Computer Science
IBM unveils world’s largest quantum chip
Kristin Houser
A server room with the word frontier on it.
Computer Science
Supercomputer uses machine learning to set new speed record
Kevin Dickinson
A person's hand is holding a piece of paper.
Neuroscience
Neurosoft CEO says new brain implant is “basically 1,000 times softer” than anything on the market
Kristin Houser
A vibrant collage featuring images of soap bubbles and light streaks.
Batteries
Soap bubble discovery could lead to better EV batteries
Kristin Houser
an analog computing chip
Computer Science
Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence
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
Kristin Houser
a person next to a Prime Air drone
Drones
Amazon’s Prime Air is coming to a new US city
Kristin Houser