Tech

An older Android smartphone plugged into a wall charger, acting as a Wi-Fi repeater to extend a home wireless network signal.

Your old Android phone may be the free Wi-Fi repeater hiding in a drawer, and the trick could fix the dead zone at home without buying new hardware

March 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
A close-up of a person with long manicured nails successfully using a capacitive smartphone screen, demonstrating the new conductive clear coat.

What looks like ordinary clear nail polish could turn your fingernail into a touch-screen tool, after one chemistry student solved a problem phones keep ignoring

March 29, 2026 at 6:45 AM
A hand wrapping a modern car key fob in aluminum foil to create a makeshift Faraday cage against relay theft.

It looks like a strange kitchen hack, but drivers are wrapping car keys in foil because one invisible signal attack can unlock and start a vehicle without a thief ever touching the fob

March 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A close-up of an illuminated electric oven interior with heating elements glowing red, representing high wattage energy consumption.

It looks harmless sitting in the kitchen, but this everyday appliance can burn through as much power as 65 refrigerators when it heats up, turning a normal dinner into an expensive hidden drain

March 26, 2026 at 3:45 PM
High-performance AI server racks in a secure data center facility, representing the technology at the center of the DOJ export control case.

Three people have been charged in an alleged scheme to divert AI servers to China, and the case is exposing a hidden route in one of the world’s most sensitive tech wars

March 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A high-tech silicon photonics chip featuring integrated lasers and optical interconnects designed for next-generation Nvidia AI supercomputers.

Nvidia is pouring billions into photonics to speed up the next era of artificial intelligence, and the technology behind the bet could change data centers forever

March 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Jensen Huang speaking at an Nvidia event, illustrating the company’s push into agentic AI systems that can operate computers autonomously

Jensen Huang is now pushing AI agents that can operate computers on their own, and the next big battle in tech may begin after the chatbot era ends

March 25, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Illustration of Nvidia H20 AI chip, the China-compliant processor at the center of renewed production and export control tensions

Nvidia is reviving production of a key AI chip variant for China, and the move exposes just how complicated the global tech war has become

March 25, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A classic silver Nokia 1100 mobile phone with its iconic monochrome screen and rubberized keypad.

Goodbye to the idea that the Nokia 1100 is dead: the most indestructible phone ever made is still highly sought after in 2026, and its comeback price is surprising shoppers

March 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A floating Energyfish micro-hydropower unit anchored in the Rhine River, designed to generate electricity from water currents.

A swarm of 124 “energy fish” in the Rhine promises electricity for 500 homes

March 21, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A futuristic spacecraft powered by a glowing plasma electric rocket engine traveling through deep space toward Mars.

Russia claims its new plasma engine could take humans to Mars in just one month

March 21, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A massive 73,000-ton concrete tunnel block being maneuvered by a custom pontoon vessel into the Baltic Sea for the Fehmarnbelt link.

Giant 73,000-ton blocks are being assembled underwater to build an 18-kilometer tunnel

March 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A sleek, futuristic CR450 high-speed train traveling rapidly along an elevated railway track in China.

China unveils a high-speed train so fast it outpaces the European TGV

March 20, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A conceptual illustration showing a human head with a glowing brain, surrounded by glowing waves representing Earth's electromagnetic fields.

A new theory suggests that the human brain may be attuned to the Earth’s frequencies

March 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A sleek promotional render of the new Xiaomi POCO X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max smartphones highlighting their large displays and camera arrays.

Xiaomi is just hours away from launching the POCO X8, and anticipation has already skyrocketed

March 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A cross-section view of a passive vibration damper showing a hollow cylinder filled with solid steel balls and a central shaft.

The invention filled with steel spheres that could forever change the fight against earthquakes

March 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A multi-story apartment building in Gdansk, Poland, featuring solar panels mounted on a private balcony railing.

He wanted to cut his electricity bill with solar panels on his balcony and ended up facing an unexpected court ruling

March 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A microscopic image showing the cellular architecture of a mouse hippocampus after being thawed from cryogenic temperatures.

Science achieves the unthinkable with a cryogenically frozen mouse and opens a door that seemed inaccessible

March 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A collection of old USB-A flash drives next to a modern, high-speed USB-C external SSD and a cloud storage icon.

The USB is running out of time, and whatever comes next could erase a decades-old habit

March 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Satellite view of dark wildfire smoke plumes drifting over white snow-covered tundra and frozen lakes in the Arctic.

NASA observes the North Pole and encounters a fire and ice phenomenon that seems impossible (but there is an explanation)

March 16, 2026 at 10:35 AM