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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

Nanoparticles may boost energy density enough for EVs

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

They failed decades ago, but small modular reactors could make all the difference

The Global Project to Make a General Robotic Brain

How 34 labs are teaming up to tackle robotic learning

Fly the Hybrid Skies

NASA, GE Aerospace, and Boeing are collaborating on a hybrid-electric airliner

Boosting Laser Power Will Help Lasers Blast Drones

Bumping up fiber lasers by an order of magnitude may do the job

When AI Unplugs, All Bets Are Off

Run natively on edge devices, personalized AI assistants will get wild, and weird, soon

New Watch Motor Seeks to Outsmart the Smartwatch

MEMS-based tech from French startup SilMach could revolutionize watchmaking

6G Could Pull Double Duty to Monitor Climate Change

Next-gen infrastructure could be used for both communications and sensing

Perovskite Solar Cells Double as Windows and Walls

Panasonic’s semi-transparent panels could be on the market within five years

The Greening of Transportation

We’ll need new inventions and novel adaptations to decarbonize the sector

Build the Most Accurate DIY Quartz Clock Yet

Makers can now use vastly superior timing tech

What Is an Electronic Sackbut?

It’s probably not what you think it is

Why the AI Boom is a Windfall for Tiny Anguilla

The Caribbean island is reaping millions from .ai website registrations

This Engineer’s Hardware Is Inspired by the Brain

Manan Suri’s neuromorphic systems run AI on sensors, drones, and VR headsets

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February 2024 Issue

Nanoparticles may boost energy density enough for EVs

They failed decades ago, but small modular reactors could make all the difference

How 34 labs are teaming up to tackle robotic learning

NASA, GE Aerospace, and Boeing are collaborating on a hybrid-electric airliner

Bumping up fiber lasers by an order of magnitude may do the job

Run natively on edge devices, personalized AI assistants will get wild, and weird, soon

MEMS-based tech from French startup SilMach could revolutionize watchmaking

Next-gen infrastructure could be used for both communications and sensing

Panasonic’s semi-transparent panels could be on the market within five years

We’ll need new inventions and novel adaptations to decarbonize the sector

Makers can now use vastly superior timing tech

It’s probably not what you think it is

The Caribbean island is reaping millions from .ai website registrations

Manan Suri’s neuromorphic systems run AI on sensors, drones, and VR headsets

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