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.
Meet the programmer who defied the FBI
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The unhackable email service
Watch: Trailer for our new show, Coded
Series| Coded
Coded trailer
Four crazy uses for virtual reality (that aren’t video games)
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