What is the most common form of human infrastructure in the world? It may well be the fence. Recent estimates suggest that the total length of all fencing around the globe is 10 times greater than the total length of roads. If our planet’s fences were stretched end to end,…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When you press the dimpled circles on a fountain drink lid, they become either convex or concave. Materials or structures that have two stable states demonstrate a concept called bistability. A Purdue team has demonstrated that a patterned sheet of these domes will form an energy-storing…

Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. Like plenty of others, I dug much deeper into the great outdoors and…

In 2008, World of Warcraft was at its peak. Over 11 million people were ready to take on the returning threat of the Lich King — the corrupt paladin Arthas Menethil, who became the standout character of the franchise’s RTS (real-time strategy) days. But once the dust had settled, subscriber…

No filmmaker has made better use of the Directors Cut format than Francis Ford Coppola. Rather than defang and truncate the first two Godfather films for network television in the 1970s, Coppola restructured them as one chronological saga running seven hours and featuring loads of new footage that allowed viewers…

Maybe, due to the pandemic, youve started a home business this year or have been working from home as an employee. If so, youll want to understand the tax rules so you know what you can and cant write off on your 2020 tax return.Personally, I swapped my W-2 for…

The Pokémon Company and The Wand Company are working together to release the first-ever Die-Cast Poké Ball Replica series. The collectible lineup includes replicas of the Poké Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball and Premier Ball — but oddly enough, not the Master Ball. The Die-Cast Replica features proximity sensing technology…

Sometimes, it turns out that the incredibly obvious explanation for what happened is the actual explanation of what happened, apparently. The man who had the affair and was seen near the scene of the crime and then tried to run away from said crime is the one who did the…

The Denver Broncos’ quarterback options were limited Sunday, to say the least. Kendall Hinton, a practice squad receiver, was listed as the starter. However, running back Phillip Lindsay took the opening snap of the game. On the Broncos’ first drive, Lindsay, Hinton and running back Royce Freeman all took snaps…

Lypertek is a small Chinese audio manufacturer that shot to prominence last year with its in-ear TWS earbuds, the Lypertek Tevi. The Tevi received rave reviews from critics for its audio quality despite its budget-friendly $90 price tag and remains one of the most well-regarded product in its price range.…