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Can AI really help us discover new materials?

One of my favorite stories in that package comes from my colleague David Rotman, who took a hard look at AI for materials research. AI could transform the process of discovering new... Read more »

This Nobel Prize–winning chemist dreams of making water from thin air

Yaghi envisions a two-pronged product line. Industrial-scale water generators that run on electricity would be capable of producing thousands of liters per day on one end, while units that run on passive... Read more »

Creating psychological safety in the AI era

“Psychological safety is mandatory in this new era of AI,” says Rafee Tarafdar, executive vice president and chief technology officer at Infosys. “The tech itself is evolving so fast—companies have to experiment,... Read more »

The Download: why 2025 has been the year of AI hype correction, and fighting GPS jamming

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 The Trump administration has launched its US Tech Force programIn a bid to lure engineers away from Big... Read more »

Why it’s time to reset our expectations for AI

Instead we got AI slop, chatbot psychosis, and tools that urgently prompt you to write better email newsletters. Maybe we got what we deserved. Or maybe we need to reevaluate what AI... Read more »

Quantum navigation could solve the military’s GPS jamming problem

Other teams, like Q-CTRL, an Australian quantum technology company, are focusing on using software to build robust systems from noisy quantum sensors. Quantum navigation involves taking those delicate sensors, honed in the... Read more »

The fast and the future-focused are revolutionizing motorsport

Dan: When Formula E launched back in 2014, there were hardly any domestic EVs on the road. And probably if you’re from London, the ones you remember are the hybrid Priuses; that... Read more »

The Download: introducing the AI Hype Correction package

AI is going to reproduce human intelligence. AI will eliminate disease. AI is the single biggest, most important invention in human history. You’ve likely heard it all—but probably none of these things... Read more »

AI materials discovery now needs to move into the real world

The grand prize would be a room-temperature superconductor, a material that could transform computing and electricity but that has eluded scientists for decades. Periodic Labs, like Lila Sciences, has ambitions beyond designing... Read more »

What even is the AI bubble?

Still, given the level of spending on AI, it still needs a viable business model beyond subscriptions, which won’t be able to  drive profits from billions of people’s eyeballs like the ad-driven... Read more »