This Week in Tech

Moroccon Inventor Rachid Yazami Breaks World Record in Charging EV Batteries in Just 10 Minutes

Moroccon Inventor Rachid Yazami Breaks World Record in Charging EV Batteries in Just 10 Minutes

Dr. Rachid Yazami, the creator of one of the essential components of lithium-ion batteries, is working on a technique that would allow an electric automobile to be charged in less than 10 minutes…


New Russian Brain Implant to Give Sight to the Blind

‘ELVIS’ allows doctors to connect a camera to the brain and transfer the picture directly, bypassing the eyes. The technology is set to give or give back vision to 37 million people worldwide by 202…


Grubhub Will Use Russian-Made Robots to Deliver Food on College Campuses

Grubhub and Russian self-driving startup Yandex are teaming up to use robots to deliver food on US college campuses. It represents the latest deal that envisions hundreds of six-wheeled self-driving robots that essentially act as roving lunchboxes in cities across the country…


Harvard-Led Physicists Take Big Step in Race to Quantum Computing

Ateam of physicists from the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms and other universities has developed a special type of quantum computer known as a programmable quantum simulator capable of operating with 256 quantum bits, or “qubits.”…


Smart Foam Material Gives Robotic Hand the Ability to Self-Repair

SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters) – Singapore researchers have developed a smart foam material that allows robots to sense nearby objects, and repairs itself when damaged, just like human skin…


Pollution-Eating Car Shown Off at Goodwood Festival

A car that has been designed to strip the air of pollution as it drives along has been shown off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed…


Meet Adidas’ Solar-Powered, Sustainably Built Sports Headphones

“If you want to feel that you are part of a movement for a better future, these are the headphones you want.”…