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.
Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip 
Australian scientists put the quantum world on a microchip
$26K solar car now has a factory
New nuclear fusion reactor design may be a breakthrough
A celebrated AI has learned a new trick: How to do chemistry
The $10.6 million 3D-printing startup that almost lost it all
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How artificial intelligence is boosting crop yield to feed the world 
How to be a techno-optimist
Hyundai’s autonomous ship is the first to make a transoceanic journey 
This compact electric vehicle wants to combine a scooter and a car