Velodyne Space vehicle-mounted drone-catching system at CES 2026

A drone in flight with blurred rotors, capturing motion against a landscape background; © 2026 Courtesy Velodyne Space.

The unauthorized use of drones poses a growing national security and economic threat. Drones in the air can shut down airports, disrupt stadium events, smuggle contraband into prisons or threaten critical infrastructure. Hundreds of thousands of drone incursions are reported annually. Airport shutdowns alone can cost hundreds of millions of dollars per day. To meet…

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Battery Safety

Instructional poster showing a cartoon owl with steps to safely turn in used batteries, including taping terminals, finding drop-off locations, and taking batteries to a local recycler.

There once was once a time, hopefully long ago, where we threw our old, dead batteries into the trash. These included batteries for flashlights, toys, radios and more. These discarded batteries poisoned our landfills with toxic substances, and could spark intense fires that were very difficult to stop. These days batteries are the primary source…

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Reviews of Anker Prime 3-in-1 foldable high-speed charging station & Anker Nano 45W smart display charger

A silver Anker wireless charging stand with a circular charging pad and an additional charging spot on top, connected to a power cable on a white background.

Anker Prime Series wireless, 3-in-1, MagGo, AirCool, foldable and high-speed charging station New from Anker (unveiled at CES 2026, launched on February 2 and provided for review here), this is the world’s first Qi2.2-certified, 25W wireless charging station with active fan-cooling technology in a palm-sized, foldable design — delivering near-wired speeds without overheating. This 3-in-1,…

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