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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Anyone who’s used an overhead ceiling fan knows it can be a pain to work. Yanking its chain gets the motor running, but there’s no easy visual indication of what speed setting the fan is on. The blades can also take a frustratingly long time to reach their full speed. The result is many annoyed fan owners tugging vigorously on the chain, only to have their fan suddenly turn into an in-home airplane propeller. Most people would simply accept the ceiling fan’s inefficiencies as…
Blizzard just held its second annual Overwatch Spotlight presentation, and the lengthy showcase laid out a lot of changes coming to the hero shooter this year. Overwatch’s next season is being branded as a complete revamp to the game, so much so that Blizzard is calling it “Season One” rather than Season 21, and is also dropping the 2 from the game’s title. So what is Blizzard bringing to the table with this clean slate? We attended a briefing on Blizzard’s Irvine campus earlier this month (paid for and accommodated by the company) where we saw the presentation, got hands-on…
With leaks giving mixed signals about an anticipated Galaxy S26 Ultra feature, a veteran leaker has set the record straight by asserting with full confidence that Samsung’s upcoming top-tier phone will fail to truly embrace the Qi2 standard.Waning attraction The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra won’t have a magnetic system. Early Galaxy S26 series leaks suggested that all three phones would have built-in magnets to improve alignment with wireless chargers and enable snap-on accessories.Subsequent rumors cast doubt on earlier reports by indicating the device will not offer Qi2 support. Venerated leaker Ice Universe has stepped into the discussion to eliminate any…
Despite its supremely sleek design, the iPhone Air actually has a pretty respectable battery life, lasting for somewhere in the region of 27 hours if you’re continuously streaming video. But you’re still going to be wary of it dying on you if you’re on a trip or just having a particularly screen-heavy day. That’s where Apple’s iPhone Air MagSafe battery pack comes in, and it’s currently on sale for $79.AppleThis battery iPhone Air battery pack is $20 off right now. This accessory only works with the iPhone Air, but much like the phone it attaches to, it’s extremely slim at…
Museum display at the Moesgaard Museum in Denmark. The portable scented card. The essence of the reproduced scent is inserted into the paper via scent printing. The portable scented card. The essence of the reproduced scent is inserted into the paper via scent printing. Michelle O’Reilly/CC BY The portable scented card. The essence of the reproduced scent is inserted into the paper via scent printing. Michelle O’Reilly/CC BY Her team’s analysis of the residue samples contained beeswax, plant oils, animal fats, bitumen, and resins from coniferous trees such as pines and larches, as well as vanilla-scented coumarin (found in cinnamon…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Visiting a museum could soon be a truly multisensory experience—smells included. Thanks to recent advances in the field of biomolecular archeology, scientists can now detect traces of molecular fingerprints on ancient artifacts. From these tiny particles, scientists can determine how the objects may have smelled. And smell can lead to better understanding of medicine, rituals, and daily lives in general from thousands of years ago. A new paper published today in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology shows how museums can harness the power…
During Blizzard’s Overwatch Spotlight presentation, the company announced some of the biggest updates in the hero shooter’s decade-long life. However, one of the most notable changes revealed wasn’t an addition; it was a subtraction. Overwatch 2 is dropping the “2” from its title, and will just be called Overwatch moving forward. This move is loaded in a few ways, particularly in that it can be seen as an acknowledgement that the Overwatch 2 Blizzard first announced in 2019 never truly materialized, instead feeling more like a significant update to the previous game than a truly new entry. While competitive Overwatch…
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will be unveiled later this month, and the hot new feature on the phone is the Privacy Screen. The latter is designed to prevent people standing near you from looking at sensitive information on your screen. You can be in an elevator, a bus, sitting at a restaurant or standing at a party, and one of these so-called “shoulder surfers” could be trying to get a two-factor authentication code, your PIN, or the credentials you use to log into important apps and websites.The Privacy Screen will cover up these sensitive notifications when the screen is…
If you need a little help with your New Year’s resolution to be more active, you can save on the latest Apple Watch right now. The Apple Watch Series 11 is on sale for $299, which is $100 off and the lowest price we’ve seen.We named the Apple Watch Series 11 as our choice for best smartwatch overall. It scored a 90 in our review thanks to its 24 hours-plus of battery life and a thin, light design that’s easy to wear. It also offers new health metrics, including Apple’s hypertension alerts system and Sleep Score.The Apple Watch Series 11…
In the midst of our reporting on Nike’s turbulent year, we failed to emphasize one fact: Even as Nike’s corporate leadership flails in a post-Covid world, the company’s shoes and athletic apparel still make up a huge market segment and are still the leading performance models in the industry. Every marathon shoe is just a copy of the iconic Nike Vaporfly, and the Air Force 1 is still one of the top-selling sneakers in the world. You can restock on your own iconic styles with a Nike promo code. Here’s how.Score 15% Off App Orders With Our Nike Promo CodeMembers…