Flexible force fields can protect our return to the moon

• Lunar dust remains one of the biggest challenges for a long-term human presence on the moon. • Its jagged, clingy nature makes it naturally stick to everything from solar panels

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 209 words

How massive lava fields formed in the Pacific Northwest

• Volcanic eruptions are significant geologic hazards. • Underwater volcanoes are challenging to study, yet they play an integral role in marine geology and may cause destructive t

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 135 words
HD on a VHS Tape? How Did They Do It?

HD on a VHS Tape? How Did They Do It?

• There was a period from the 1970s to the mid-2000s or so when a fixture underneath the family TV set was a VHS videocassette recorder. • These were a masterpiece of cramming a co

Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe's seabed

• EU researchers are developing AI-guided robot fleets to take over the dangerous, dirty work of finding and removing marine litter from the sea floor. • A ship with a crane floats

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 151 words

15 Reasons to Be an Engineer

• Job security and high demand for engineers. • Opportunities for creative problem solving. • Impactful contributions to society. • Continuous learning and skill growth. • Competit

Prop bet

Prop bet

• Substack has updated its partnership with betting platform Polymarket, ‘introducing native tools that make it easier to share, discuss, and debate prediction market data directly

Consumer Tech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 213 words
Potentially Coming to a Browser :near() You

Potentially Coming to a Browser :near() You

• Just before we wrapped up 2025, I saw this proposal for :near() , a pseudo-class that would match if the pointer were to go near the element. • Well, that would depend on the val

Web Development · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 339 words

Quantum trembling: Why there are no truly flat molecules

• Traditional chemistry textbooks present a tidy picture: Atoms in molecules occupy fixed positions, connected by rigid rods. • A molecule such as formic acid (methanoic acid, HCOO

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 142 words

Why hikers need a backup for the maps on their phones

• Four of five Norwegians use digital maps when they are in the outdoors. • In just a few years, our mobile phones have gone from being a practical navigation aid to a virtual comp

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 145 words
Jake Solomon-led Midsummer Studios shuts down

Jake Solomon-led Midsummer Studios shuts down

• Business PC News Jake Solomon-led Midsummer Studios shuts down The renowned Firaxis veteran showed ‘pre-pre-alpha’ footage of the studio’s life sim game, titled Burbank. • Februa

Game Development · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 226 words