A small mistake helped scientists to quadruple battery lifespan
Until somebody figures out a alternative for lithium-ion in rechargeable batteries, research will continue into find out how to cram extra power inside as well as extending their useful lifespan. Two...
Experimental DNA Data Storage: 1 billion terabytes in a gram
Ever ran out of disk space? In the future, you might not have to worry about that, especially when it comes to long-term storage. Microsoft has bought ten million strands of Deoxyribonucleic acid...
The Golden Beetles That Use Poop to Defend Themselves
Meet Charidotella sexpunctata, or more commonly known as the Golden Tortoise Beetle.
These fabulous little divas look alien AF, however they're truly native to none other than—drumroll—yes, you guessed it (or you...
Siri & Google Now Can Be Hacked From 16 Feet Away
Google Now may be your personal assistant. However your voice isn't the only one it listens to. As a group of researchers from France have found, Siri & Google Now also helpfully obeys the...
A USB that can literally destroy your computer!
USB sticks have long been a mechanism for delivering malware to unsuspecting computer users. A booby-trapped flash drive, for example, was the means by which the US and Israel reportedly contaminated...
Graphene Converts Heat into Electrical Energy
Graphene, an allotrope of carbon, was first isolated at the University of Manchester in 2004 by Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov. In 2010, they had been awarded the Nobel...
Virtual Reality can now make you ‘feel’
Virtual reality has been a very long time coming, however probably the most notable strides have come in the past few years. Oculus has led a revitalization in Virtual Reality tech, the...
Coming Soon: A new ‘games’ section on GadgTecs
Yup, we are diversifying and soon will be adding a gaming or 'games' section, so that you can chillax after some heavy dose of technology news. We are open to ideas....
Get paid to park your car at the Airport? Now there’s an app for...
Getting a free automobile wash and vacuuming and the airport sounds good. What's even higher is getting paid for leaving your automotive.
FlightCar, a peer-to-peer car sharing service operating at airports, also...
A New Rifle Shoots Down Drones Without Bullets
One would have to be quite an expert marksman to shoot a drone out of the sky with a traditional rifle. Firing a bullet with a diameter of around 7 mm and hitting an...
