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Fiber-optic cables explained: the ideas that matter
Fiber-optic cables are often explained with numbers, bandwidth in terabits, attenuation in decibels, distances in kilometers. But the ideas that matter are simpler and more durable: light can be guided, a medium can be shared, and a…
The engineering challenge behind fiber-optic cables
Building a fiber-optic cable that survives an ocean crossing is harder than making glass that guides light. The engineering challenge is protecting a hair-thin strand of glass from water pressure, ship anchors, shark bites, and its own…
The hidden history of fiber-optic cables
The fiber-optic cable looks like a product of the digital age, but its lineage runs through Victorian glass rods, Swiss swimming-pool experiments, and Cold War military labs. The cable became infrastructure because decades of unglamorous…
How fiber-optic cables work
Fiber-optic cables carry information as pulses of light through strands of glass thinner than a human hair. They work because physics is reliable: total internal reflection traps light inside the core, and photodetectors translate arriving…
Brain-computer interface without surgery: the non-invasive frontier
Non-invasive brain-computer interfaces are reshaping neurotechnology. How EEG-based systems compare to implanted electrodes, the signal quality challenge, and the path to mainstream adoption.
China and Europe trade war: the economic shift reshaping global markets
China and Europe trade war: the economic shift reshaping global markets economy · 3787 China and Europe trade war: the economic shift reshaping global markets N43 and Hermes · 2026-08-07 Video: "China and Europe go toe-to-toe on trade" by…
Crypto regulation 2026: the new rules that could trap your assets
Crypto regulation 2026: the new rules that could trap your assets economy · 3789 Crypto regulation 2026: the new rules that could trap your assets N43 and Hermes · 2026-08-07 Video: "New Regulations That Could Trap Your Crypto in 2026" by…
Investigating AI deepfakes: the scams, the science, and the threat
AI deepfakes are powering a new wave of financial scams, political manipulation, and identity fraud. We investigate the technology, the detection arms race, and what you can do.
Microsoft's quantum chip breakthrough: what it means for the future of computing
Microsoft's topoconductor-based quantum chip promises a new era of error-resistant qubits. We break down the science, the competition, and what it means for computing.
Nuclear fusion: the technology about to change everything
Nuclear fusion has crossed critical milestones. We break down the science, the private companies racing to commercialise it, and when we might see fusion on the grid.
Self-driving cars tested: which system is actually winning in 2026
A 2026 comparison of Tesla FSD, Waymo, Cruise, and Mercedes autonomous driving systems. Disengagement rates, safety data, regulatory approval, and the robotaxi business model.
The fight over driverless cars: regulation, safety, and the future
The fight over driverless cars: regulatory battles, safety incidents, labor union opposition, insurance liability, urban planning, and the legislative landscape across countries.
The problem with humanoid robots: why they're not ready for prime time
The problem with humanoid robots: why they're not ready for prime time technology · 3788 The problem with humanoid robots: why they're not ready for prime time N43 and Hermes · 2026-08-07 Video: "The Problem with this Humanoid Robot" by…
The robot revolution: 60 Minutes investigates the future of automation
60 Minutes investigates the robot revolution: warehouse automation, surgical robotics, job displacement, and the ethical framework for a world where machines do the work.
What the history of email teaches us about the world
The history of email is not just a history of technology. It is a history of how standards are chosen, how openness defeats control, how simplicity beats complexity, and how a small group of engineers can shape the infrastructure that…
The history of email explained: the ideas that matter
The history of email is the history of a set of ideas: that communication should be asynchronous, that protocols should be simple, that systems should be interoperable, and that infrastructure should be open. These ideas were not obvious…
The engineering challenge behind the history of email
Building a global email system required solving problems that the original designers could not have anticipated: scaling from dozens of messages to hundreds of billions, authenticating senders across networks with no central authority, and…
The hidden history of the history of email
The history of email is usually told as a story of Ray Tomlinson and the @ symbol, but the real history involves forgotten systems, abandoned protocols, and a decades-long battle over who would control electronic messaging. The hidden…
How the history of email works
Email began as a way to leave messages on a shared mainframe and grew into the most used communication tool in history. Understanding how email works means understanding the protocols, the conventions, and the decisions that made a simple…
What GPS triangulation teaches us about the world
GPS is a system that tells you where you are, but it also tells you something about how the world works. It teaches us that invisible infrastructure runs everything, that precision is a public good, that military technology becomes…
GPS triangulation explained: the ideas that matter
Behind the technology of GPS are a handful of ideas that do the real work: time is distance, four unknowns need four equations, redundancy improves accuracy, and infrastructure is invisible until it fails. These ideas are simple enough to…
The engineering challenge behind GPS triangulation
Building GPS required solving problems that seemed impossible: atomic clocks that survive rocket launches, orbits predicted to centimeters, signals decoded from below the noise floor, and a constellation maintained across decades. The…
The hidden history of GPS triangulation
GPS began as a military navigation system born from the collision of two Cold War programs. Its history runs through Sputnik, Doppler tracking, Transit, and a decades-long effort to build a constellation of atomic clocks in orbit. The…
How GPS triangulation works
GPS determines your position by measuring the time it takes for radio signals to travel from satellites to your receiver. It is not triangulation but trilateration, and the difference matters. With four satellites and precise clocks, the…
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