Scientists in China have developed an injectable hydrogel aimed at treating early-stage osteoarthritis. The biomaterial is said to relieve arthritis-related discomfort and slow the condition’s progression using “hydrogel microspheres” and targeted antibodies. The therapy has so far succeeded in trials involving rats.Affecting more than 90 million Americans at any given …

There’s no need to sweat if your kids are heading back to class soon and you still haven’t found a portable device that won’t break the bank. This grade-A refurbished Apple iPad Air 4th Gen is available for just $349.99 (reg. $599) and offers modern technology at a fraction of …

Google has announced the rollout of a new version of its Imagen 3 AI image creator in Gemini. In addition to the usual spate of refinements and promises of prettier pictures, Google is once again allowing its model to generate images of people. This comes after it paused human generation …

Smartphones used to have a lot of buttons—there were call and end buttons, trackballs, menu buttons, and even full keyboards. Even Apple used to have a big physical button on the front of its phones. No one has managed to get rid of the power and volume buttons, but Xiaomi …

For the last few thousand years, a star known as Polaris has hovered above Earth’s North Pole, which is why it’s commonly called the North Star. Explorers have long used this astronomical marker to find their way home, but today astronomers are using the North Star a little differently. A …

In the weeks since SpaceX resumed Falcon 9 launches, the workhorse rocket has lifted off 11 times, all of which have been complete successes. In the most recent Friday (Aug. 16) launch, SpaceX delivered 116 small payloads to orbit, including the Tanager-1 satellite. This is the first orbital asset of …

Geekbench from Primate Labs is one of the most widely used processor benchmark apps across both mobile and desktop platforms, but general computing workloads aren’t as critical as they once were. Artificial intelligence is all the rage now, and Primate Labs has a new way to gauge AI speed. Geekbench …

Before we were entranced by the screens that we’ve plastered on every surface and carry around in our pockets, humanity looked to the stars for inspiration and guidance. The infinite majesty of the cosmos is way better than any show you can stream on Netflix, and it doesn’t take much …

All of the wondrous gadgets and gizmos that have built the modern technological world come with a major drawback—they eventually end up in the trash. E-waste has been a growing problem for years, and efforts to solve this conundrum have mostly fallen flat. Engineers at MIT have developed a new …

X, formerly Twitter, is moving out of its San Francisco home after 18 years, according to an internal email sent by CEO Linda Yaccarino. The company is closing the San Francisco office—and existing employees will be relocated to new locations around the Bay Area—such as its current digs in San …