Hard Tech

3D-printed “superalloy” could make power plants more efficient
The material is both stronger and lighter than those used to make conventional turbines.
This soft brain implant unfurls its arms under the skull
A soft brain implant that unfurls under the skull could make implantation surgeries less costly and risky.
MIT breakthrough creates world’s smallest holographic microscope
The world’s smallest holographic microscope foreshadows a future in which smartphones could be used for high-res microscopy.
See a futuristic flying car’s first untethered flight 
Getting your piece of the data economy 
In partnership with Streamlytics
New personal robot carries stuff around your house 
Microsoft posts video of DIY laptop teardown 
Disney creates “Virtual World Simulator” for its theme parks 
Goodyear puts airless tires on Starship delivery robots 
John Deere unveils its first fully autonomous tractor
Diminished reality flips the script on AR
Habitat for Humanity builds 3D-printed home in 28 hours
Chatting with my own HereAfter