Innovation

Innovation

hypersonic flight
One day, we could fly across the U.S. in half an hour. A state-of-the-art hypersonic flight testing facility at UTSA could help make that dream a reality.
battery
A century ago, electric cars were common. The fact that they were almost entirely replaced due to the internal combustion engine is a testament to the glacial pace of battery breakthroughs.
James Webb Space Telescope
With launch, deployment, calibration, and science operations about to commence, here are 10 facts that are absolutely true.
steel tires
Steel tires may be better for the planet and could replace rubber.
humanoid robots
Humanoid robots are coming, and Ameca is designed to be the ideal platform to study human-robot interactions.
future of money
Digital currencies are set to upend paper currencies, but it likely won't be the decentralized utopia some hope it will be.
diabetes cure
One patient’s surprising results have experts cautiously optimistic.
sex robot
The AI remembers that you are 32 years old and like to eat sushi, except on Thursdays.
holland sea level
With sea levels rising, the Dutch are pondering floating cities — while also exporting their engineering know-how to turn a tidy profit.
leadership development program
Leadership training can have huge dividends, when it's done right. Here are seven best practices for building a leadership development program that works.
Bird drone
Drones have a lot to learn from the landing abilities of birds.
Spontaneous order
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1700s economic principles predicted Uber. A Nobel Prize-winning economist explains why.
Institute for Humane Studies
SpinLaunch
SpinLaunch's launcher, which is larger than the Statue of Liberty and works like the Olympic hammer-throw event, just came online in the New Mexico desert.
A man trading on two different laptops
Between fake vaccine passports and targeted supply chain attacks, things are only getting more risky.
Why does Seattle continue to be a place that nurtures the development of breakthrough technologies but not Minneapolis, Memphis, or Minsk?
DeepMind
“This will be one of the most important datasets since the mapping of the Human Genome.”
Alternative education
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College doesn’t pay off for a lot of people. So he started a school that doesn’t get paid unless you do.
singularity
Are we really only a moment away from "The Singularity," a technological epoch that will usher in a new era in human evolution?
Robot cheetah at MIT
A new control system, demonstrated using MIT’s robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to jump across uneven terrain in real-time.
It’s about 7.6 million times faster than what you probably have at home.
People climbing up a mountain following a leader
Compassionate leadership is what differentiates good from great leaders during crisis.
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
inventions
From textiles and transportation to chemicals and microchips, a group of researchers proposes a new way to measure the impact of innovation.
How to protect earth from an asteroid
“Should they strike, each of them has an energy at impact equal to all of the nuclear weapons on Earth combined."
tooth decay
A mouthwash solution containing ferumoxytol and a dye could treat, prevent, and diagnose tooth decay, according to UPenn researchers.
hardened wood
Are hardened wood knives and nails coming to a store near you?
wireless charging
Wireless charging isn't just for phones and laptops. It could also power medical devices like heart implants.