You need this wireless charger with a built-in fan for your iPhone - here's why and how it works

Wireless chargers are known for their predisposition to generate heat during charging. The Torras PolarCircle solves this problem using science. [...]

Beyond qubits: Meet the qutrit (and ququart)

It's relatively easy to store multiple quantum values in one piece of hardware. [...]

Gayle King, Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez Are Going to Space Soon

Along with a NASA rocket scientist, a bioastronautics research scientist and a film producer, Katy Perry will "shoot across the sky" with Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez. [...]

Is Your Iced Coffee Making You Dehydrated in the Summer Heat? I Asked the Experts

People are often advised to stop drinking caffeine when it's hot out. I contacted three experts to find out if that's based on science. [...]

The 10 best sleep apps and gadgets for a better night's sleep in 2026

Tech has a bad (and deserved) reputation as a sleep killer. Blue light, incessant scrolling and information onslaught conspire to keep us on edge and exiled from dreamland. But a few gadgets and apps [...]

8 billion tokens a day forced AT&T to rethink AI orchestration — and cut costs by 90%

When your average daily token usage is 8 billion a day, you have a massive scale problem. <br /> <br /> This was the case at AT&T, and chief data officer Andy Markus and his team recog [...]

We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what's it telling us?

This week's result is just the latest in a growing collection of discoveries. [...]

US Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors was not unconstitutional—the first case of its kind on which the court has ruled. [...]

A Collision with Space Debris Leaves 3 Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Orbit

The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.” [...]