Tech & innovation

Brain-Computer Interfaces Go Clinical: What Neuralink and Rivals Have Achieved

The First Patients Are Typing With Their Thoughts In January 2024, Neuralink implanted its N1 chip in a human patient…

Quantum Error Correction Hits a Milestone That Changes the Timeline

The Biggest Obstacle in Quantum Computing Is Falling Quantum computers have a noise problem. Individual qubits, the quantum equivalent of…

Meta’s AI Supercluster: A 1-Gigawatt Data Centre the Size of Manhattan

Meta is constructing an unprecedented 1-gigawatt AI supercluster near Columbus, Ohio—a facility the size of Manhattan that will power next-generation artificial intelligence research while raising critical questions about energy...

AlphaFold 3 Is Turning Protein Predictions Into Real Drug Candidates

From Prediction to Prescription When DeepMind released AlphaFold 2 in 2021, it solved a 50-year-old problem in biology: predicting a…

Solid-State Batteries Are Finally Heading to Mass Production

The Battery Breakthrough Everyone Has Been Waiting For Lithium-ion batteries have powered the electric vehicle revolution, but their limitations are…

Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants: How CRISPR Is Closing the Gap

A New Chapter in Organ Transplantation For decades, the gap between patients needing organs and available donors has widened. In…

Neuralink Blindsight: Can Brain Implants Restore Vision to the Fully Blind?

Neuralink's Blindsight implant aims to restore partial vision to fully blind patients in 2026. Explore how brain-computer interfaces use visual cortex stimulation to bypass damaged eyes and give blind...

Photonics: How Light-Based Technology Is Replacing Electronics

Photonics is replacing electronics with light. Discover how light-based technology is revolutionizing computing, telecommunications, and medical devices.

Lab-Grown Meat: The Science of Cultivated Protein and the Future of Food

Lab-grown meat is real — and advancing fast. Learn the science behind cellular agriculture, its environmental benefits, and when it might reach your plate.

Neuromorphic Computing: Building Chips That Think Like the Human Brain

Neuromorphic computing mimics the human brain. Discover how brain-inspired chips could revolutionize AI with dramatically lower power consumption.