POSTECH reports 1,270 Wh/L anode-free lithium metal battery breakthrough
TL;DR Researchers at POSTECH reported an anode-free lithium metal cell achieving an energy density of 1,270 Wh/L and say the…
Find Message Board Conversations Using Google ‘inurl’ Search Tricks
TL;DR A Hacker News commenter outlined simple Google search patterns to surface web forum threads by targeting URL fragments used…
Study: Electric vehicles no more likely to injure pedestrians than petrol cars
TL;DR Researchers at the University of Leeds analyzed UK road safety data from 2014–2023 and found pedestrian casualty rates for…
UNIX V4 tape recovered — early C-based UNIX kernel booted and runs again
TL;DR A 1970s nine-track tape containing UNIX V4 — the first edition where much of the kernel was in C…
Practical steps to keep older Windows and macOS systems usable into 2026
TL;DR The article outlines hands-on steps to refresh aging Windows and macOS installations so they remain usable into 2026 without…
NASA uses Curiosity’s Mastcam to search for wayward MAVEN orbiter
TL;DR NASA has not heard from the MAVEN orbiter since December 6; last tracking data suggested the spacecraft was tumbling…
NORAD marks 70 years of tracking Santa after a 1955 newspaper misprint
TL;DR NORAD is observing the 70th anniversary of its Santa-tracking tradition that began after a 1955 newspaper ad listed the…
6 hidden Google Docs features you didn’t know could save hours
TL;DR Google Docs includes several underused tools — from named version snapshots to linked charts and voice-driven drafting — that…
Cutting the Cord Regret: How Rising Costs and Instability Hurt Streaming
TL;DR A recent cord‑cutter says the move from cable to streaming has proven messier than expected. Recurring price increases, intermittent…
Autonomous robotic probe rapidly maps photoconductance in new semiconductors
TL;DR MIT researchers built a fully autonomous robotic probe that images printed semiconductor samples, selects contact points using a domain-informed…