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.
Series| Coded
Hacker hero arrested by FBI
Esight lets the legally blind see
Series| Superhuman
3D printing prosthetics for kids
Could this revolutionary football helmet protect players and save the game?
Can an algorithm catch a serial killer?
Nico Sell on recruiting hackers for good
Series| Wrong
The Y2K bug is going to bite!
Send messages and use apps without the internet
Can this robot stop violence at traffic stops?
Series| Coded
Erasing your DNA