Tech

An artist's illustration of a small black hole plunging into a stripped helium star, emitting a bright and long-lasting gamma-ray burst jet.

A mysterious signal from space lasted seven hours, and astronomers believe they have finally figured out what it really was

March 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Seattle's SR 99 South Access northbound off-ramp, which is built with earthquake-resistant shape memory alloy columns.

Seattle installs smart metal on a bridge that bends with earthquakes, does not break, and returns to its place on its own

March 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Millions of black plastic shade balls completely covering the surface of the 175-acre Los Angeles Reservoir to protect the water supply.

The United States is forced to cover one of its largest water reservoirs with an unusual method to curb evaporation and toxicity

March 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A GIGA Copper G.hn bridge adapter plugged into an older home's telephone wall jack to transmit high-speed internet.

A British man converts his home’s old telephone wiring into gigabit Internet, and the result makes many alternative PLC solutions look ridiculous

March 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The Russian humanoid robot AIdol falling face-first on a stage at the Yarovit Hall Congress Center in Moscow during a live demonstration.

Russia took its AI robot for a walk… and it ended up “eating the ground”: the public demonstration that has gone viral around the world

March 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The EMO humanoid robot face, featuring 26 actuators beneath a silicone skin, practicing lip-syncing gestures in front of a mirror.

They programmed a robot to watch YouTube for hours… and what it learned wasn’t programmed into it (it’s a bit dizzying)

March 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A microscopic 10-micrometer elephant 3D printed inside the cytoplasm of a living HeLa cell using two-photon polymerization.

They shoot a laser at living cells and create 3D structures inside them: the experiment that looks like magic… but is pure science

March 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A user connecting a compact USB-C OTG adapter to a smartphone to transfer image files directly to a flash drive.

Transfer photos and files from your cell phone to a USB drive without a computer: the easy method that works if you have the right adapter/USB

March 5, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A split view comparing a traditional hand-written paper planner with a digital calendar interface on a smartphone.

If you grew up with a paper planner, your brain may be struggling with Google Calendar, and that friction explains more than you might think

March 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A close-up of a high-quality USB-C connector featuring the official 40Gbps and 240W Power Delivery logos.

Your USB-C cable may be slowing down your SSD and fast charging without you realizing it, and there’s a clue on the box that gives it away

March 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Rack servers loaded with multiple used Nvidia workstation-style GPUs, a low-cost setup for home server transcoding and VMs

No one wants these “boring” office computers, which is why they are so cheap, but in a home server they can offer you just what you need for Jellyfin, Proxmox, and virtual machines without costing you a fortune

March 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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