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Best Wireless Mouse 2026: Tested for Productivity, Portability, and Comfort
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated
These are the best wireless productivity mice for working from anywhere.

MIT researchers revive 40-year-old triangular zipper concept now made possible by 3D printing, creates shape-shifting robots and deployable structures
By Etiido Uko published
MIT researchers have developed a 3D-printed three-sided zipper that rapidly transforms floppy structures into rigid beams, robotic limbs, and deployable frameworks using triangular geometry.

Decades-old pre-Stuxnet cyber sabotage tool breaks cover, NSA listed it as 'nothing to see here'
By Mark Tyson published
Security researchers have uncovered a cyber-sabotage platform that targeted software used for major civil engineering projects and predates Stuxnet by at least half a decade.

Best SSDs 2026: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA
By Paul Alcorn last updated
We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

New Cambridge human brain-inspired chip could slash AI energy use
By Luke James published
Cambridge researchers have published a paper describing a new type of hafnium oxide memristor that operates at switching currents roughly a million times lower than conventional oxide-based devices.

California scientists 'FlyTrap attack' on DJI drones demonstrated
By Mark Tyson published
Researchers at UC Irvine have demonstrated a pattered umbrella-based drone capture and crashing technique.

NASA successfully deflected a small asteroid with its DART rocket, kinetic strike ejected a significant amount of debris from the asteroid
By Jowi Morales published
The U.S. space agency measured the impact of its DART mission, revealing that the impact changed the orbit of two cosmic bodies.

Memory bit flips cause up to 15% of Firefox crashes, asserts Mozilla engineer
By Mark Tyson published
A Mozilla engineer has shared survey data and calculations suggesting that up to 15% of Firefox crashes are due to a bit flip.
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