Tech Culture After $30 billion in school tech, the laptop classroom experiment may have backfired Schools went all-in on laptops – now test scores are telling a different story By Skye Jacobs, February 23, 2026, 10:32 PM 49 comments
Science Electronics Tofu brine could power safer batteries that last decades, researchers say A new neutral-electrolyte battery survives more than 120,000 cycles without fire risk By Skye Jacobs, February 23, 2026, 9:40 AM 7 comments
Science Industry Lab-grown brain tissue successfully solves a classic AI training problem Unfortunately, it has no functional memory to "remember" the solution–"We're working on it" By Skye Jacobs, February 23, 2026, 7:02 AM
Science Space Rocket reentries are leaving measurable lithium pollution in the upper atmosphere Lidar data links Falcon 9 debris to measurable metal pollution at high altitude By Skye Jacobs, February 22, 2026, 2:09 PM 26 comments
Electronics Science New discovery lets sodium-ion batteries store more energy while purifying water Researchers find that hydration, not heat-treatment, is more efficient By Skye Jacobs, February 22, 2026, 10:27 AM 9 comments
Science Hardware Low-noise microwave amplifiers bring quantum computers closer to scale Cleaner signals need not come at the expense of accessibility By Skye Jacobs, February 20, 2026, 10:32 AM
Security Software New study finds security gaps in Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane Zero-knowledge encryption doesn't fully protect popular password managers By Skye Jacobs, February 18, 2026, 6:15 AM 15 comments
Science Hardware Holographic 3D printing breakthrough produces objects in less than a second The breakthrough technique constructs complex micro-objects nearly instantaneously By Skye Jacobs, February 16, 2026, 5:18 AM 9 comments
Hardware Science Brain-inspired chip is helping robots to see faster and in real time Researchers mimic the brain's filtering architecture to slash optical-flow delays By Skye Jacobs, February 13, 2026, 5:05 PM
Science Electronics Researchers turn Edison's 1879 light bulb into a mini graphene reactor Early Edison bulbs used filaments made from carefully treated bamboo By Skye Jacobs, February 13, 2026, 12:54 PM
Hardware Science Light may outshine quantum for some of computing's toughest optimization problems Queen's University's photonic breakthrough takes computing back to physics basics By Skye Jacobs, February 10, 2026, 12:27 PM
Science Octopus-inspired hydrogel reveals hidden image when exposed to temperature changes or solvents This synthetic skin doesn't just imitate nature, it responds like it's alive By Skye Jacobs, February 10, 2026, 11:13 AM
The Web Science How a new terahertz antenna could unlock one-terabit 6G speeds Design pioneers passive antenna capable of handling information-dense signals By Skye Jacobs, February 10, 2026, 9:04 AM
Science Tech Culture Hiroshima scientists crack the code for 3D printing tungsten carbide Novel "softening" method reshapes one of the world's hardest materials without melting it By Skye Jacobs, February 9, 2026, 10:57 AM
Science Mobile Switchable topological light could redefine wireless data transmission The device points toward compact, programmable terahertz circuits By Skye Jacobs, February 9, 2026, 8:51 AM
Science Industry MIT scientists build terahertz microscope that reveals hidden superconducting motion The device focuses trillion-cycle radiation into atomic-scale detail never seen before By Skye Jacobs, February 9, 2026, 7:48 AM
Science Hardware Harvard engineers 3D-print soft robots that bend, twist, grasp, and move on command A rotating nozzle technique embeds motion into the material itself, replacing molds and manual assembly By Skye Jacobs, February 8, 2026, 2:08 PM
Science This fusion energy startup thinks it can cut lasers out of the equation A small engineering tweak could remove one of fusion's costliest hurdles By Skye Jacobs, February 6, 2026, 4:07 PM 16 comments
Electronics AI New AI model can predict battery lifespan after only 50 cycles The system reduces the time and energy required for testing by up to 95 percent By Skye Jacobs, February 6, 2026, 12:28 PM
Hardware Science Engineers just found a way to cool quantum systems using microwave noise A refrigerator for qubits that runs on randomness By Skye Jacobs, February 1, 2026, 4:11 PM
Electronics Science Small brains, big compute: Scientists want to build GPS chips that work like a honeybee's brain How bees are driving next-gen, low power chip research By Jimmy Pezzone, February 1, 2026, 3:29 PM
Science Wearable Tech The future of wearables: Computer chips you can weave, wash, and wear Forget smartwatches – scientists made smart fabric By Skye Jacobs, January 28, 2026, 11:01 AM
Electronics Science A new chemical trick could extend lithium-ion battery life without redesigning cells Scientists find a simpler way to protect battery cathodes By Skye Jacobs, January 27, 2026, 4:02 PM 8 comments
The Web AI Google's AI health summaries cite YouTube more than any medical source, study finds AI Overview answers rely more on YouTube than the Mayo Clinic By Skye Jacobs, January 26, 2026, 1:03 PM
Science Space The "Crash Clock" shows how close we are to the next satellite collision Tiny bits of debris and a flood of new satellites are tightening the safety margins around Earth By Skye Jacobs, January 25, 2026, 1:04 PM 15 comments