About the newsroom

Every technology. No war, no politics

RealTech is an independent global technology newsroom published in 78 languages: drones, aviation and space; engines, electric motors, batteries, energy, nuclear, cars and transport; robots, manufacturing, materials, electronics and construction; computers, artificial intelligence, software, connectivity and quantum technologies; biotech, biology, medicine, neurotech and agritech; climate, ecology, the ocean and Earth sciences; physics, chemistry and instruments; gadgets, wearables and the smart home; startups, companies, expos, inventors, education and the history of technology. “Real” stands for real technologies that change life for the better.

We keep it short: what happened, what it means and how we know. No padding, no clickbait and no retelling of other people’s opinions. And no war, weapons, politics or crime: our news is about how humanity is becoming smarter, healthier and stronger.

Why we do this

All of this once lived under one cover, in magazines such as Popular Mechanics, Scientific American and Popular Science. Today the same topics are scattered across dozens of narrow websites, where battery news sits next to advertising, specifications are copied from a press release without a single question, and a scientific result is presented as a finished product. We are bringing technology back under one cover and reviving the old school of science and engineering journalism: accuracy, respect for the reader, a source under every claim, a blueprint instead of clickbait.

Only the form is new: a fast website, a dark theme, times in your own time zone, articles that read one after another. The old rules in a new look.

Who it is for

For engineers, scientists, doctors, designers, model builders, drone pilots, students and entrepreneurs, and for anyone curious about how the world works. We assume the reader knows the subject, and we do not simplify to the point of losing meaning: units of measurement, development stage, test conditions and the limits of a method stay in the text.

How the newsroom works

The newsroom works to a written editorial standard. We monitor manufacturers’ press rooms, scientific journals, documents from regulators and certification bodies, recordings of tests and presentations, clinical trial registries and specialist publications, link every claim to a primary source and publish only what is confirmed.

Under every article there is a list of sources with links and the time of the last update. We correct errors openly, under our corrections policy.

Principles

• The fact comes first. The headline answers a question rather than asking one.
• A source for every claim. No primary source, no story.
• A claim is not a fact. “The manufacturer said” and “tests showed” are different things, and we say exactly what is known.
• The stage is part of the fact. Laboratory, prototype, animal studies, clinical phase, series production: we say where a technology stands and never present the first as the last.
• Specifications come with a method. Thrust, efficiency, capacity, range and accuracy without measurement conditions are not a result but an advertisement.
• We show contradictions. When sources disagree, we say so plainly.
• We update rather than duplicate. When a story develops, we add to the article and mark the time of the update.
• Good news, not naive news. We celebrate progress and are honest about limitations, side effects and cost.
• Zero noise. One column, no pop-ups, no autoplay and no ads on top of the text.

What we do not cover

War, weapons and military uses of technology, politics, crime. Dual-use technologies only from the civilian side: an engine, a satellite or a drone interests us for what it carries, measures and saves. If a story has no civilian side, there is no story.

Topics: nine sections

• Sky & Space: Drones, Aviation, Space, Astronomy.
• Power & Energy: Engines, Electric motors, Batteries, Energy, Nuclear & fusion, Cars, Transport.
• Machines & Making: Robots, Manufacturing, Materials science, Electronics, Construction, Workshop.
• Digital & Computing: Computers, Artificial intelligence, Software & services, Connectivity & internet, Quantum technology, Games, VR & AR, Data security.
• Life & Health: Biotechnology, Biology & biochemistry, Medicine, Neurotechnology, Agritech & food, Sport & health.
• Planet: Climate, Ecology & recycling, Ocean & water, Earth sciences.
• Science: Physics, Chemistry, Research, Instruments & experiments.
• Devices: Gadgets, Wearable devices, Smart home, Photo, video & audio, Tools.
• Industry & People: Start-ups, Companies & markets, Expos & events, Inventors, Education, History of technology, Explainers.

Contact

Errors, clarifications, suggestions: hello@realtech.media. How we correct errors is described in the corrections policy. Other addresses are on the contacts page.