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.
Real-time data can save lives in a disaster
Treating depression at home with a tDCS headset
Could VR change how you trip on ketamine? 
Hackers leak thousands of coronavirus research papers
Your new sex ed teacher is a chatbot
How a paralympic swimmer helps advance AI bionic limbs
24/7 solar power is on the horizon
Hey Alexa, quit eavesdropping 
Building an artificially intelligent, open-source prosthetic leg
This algorithm just generated 68 billion unique melodies