A team of researchers led by Sergey Frolov, a physics professor at the University of Pittsburgh, along with collaborators from Minnesota and Grenoble, carried out a series of replication studies focused on topological effects in nanoscale superconducting and semiconducting devices….
It’s a sad day for the dozens of players still grinding The Elder Scrolls: Blades. Bethesda announced that it’s permanently shutting down the servers for its free-to-play mobile spinoff on June 30. First spotted on Reddit, The Elder Scrolls: Blades…
It’s rare for a movie to get technology right. And it’s even rarer for that movie to be a thriller or horror, where realism takes a backseat to scares and tension. But Red Rooms mostly gets it. Nothing takes me…
For years now, smartphone makers have made the camera bump on devices bigger in order to chase camera improvements. Even if that kind of design makes cameras better, at times, it creates usability issues. With the Pixel 10a, Google took…
One of the purported advantages of self-driving car tech is that every car can learn from one vehicle’s mistakes. Here’s how Waymo puts it on its website: “The Waymo Driver learns from the collective experiences gathered across our fleet, including…
Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Red Mars Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy 2026 marks the dawn of a momentous era: humankind taking our first steps towards colonising Mars. Later this year, NASA’s ESCAPADE probes will fly to the surface of the Red…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. We never fully lost our love for physical media. Tangible copies of music, movies, and books have never been completely obsolete. In fact, collecting…
Researchers at Stockholm University have used advanced x-ray lasers to uncover a long-suspected feature of water: a critical point that appears when water is deeply supercooled. This occurs at about -63 °C and 1000 atmosphere. Even under everyday conditions, this…
Austria is the latest country to prepare a social media ban for its children, but it’s going even further than others by including anyone under 14. In a press release, the Austrian government said it has introduced a comprehensive catalogue…
Bird feeders have come a long way since their inception in the early 1900s. These days, it’s not all that surprising to see feeders kitted out with cameras and solar roofs, two marquee features you’ll find on feeders from both…
Are you tired of spending tons of money on expensive beauty treatments that promise miracles but leave you disappointed? Well, have you considered using something as simple as ice cubes on your skin? That’s right, ice cubes aren’t just for…
NFL quarterbacks have always drawn attention. Not just for wins, but for the money attached to their names. In today’s game, a star QB is more than a passer. He is the face of a franchise, a weekly headline, and…
I’ll be honest: Until recently, my Amazon account was reserved for paper towels and last-minute household essentials. That is, until a spontaneous beach trip led me to overnight a pair of red sunglasses I ended up wearing on repeat. Since…
