Technology

Programmable liquids could aid robot grippers, shock absorption, acoustics, and more

Nature still outdoes the machine, says a photographer whose real image won an AI photography competition

Students should learn about both the natural world and human-made—or engineered—one we live in

Replacing two 50-car trains with a single 100-car train increases the odds of derailment by 11 percent, according to a new risk analysis

Is baby Skynet already here? We need robust laws now to withstand eliminating humans from nuclear decision-making

Sweltering heat in Greece, ozone-damaging chemicals on the decline and an investigation of what space does to our body are all in this week’s news roundup.

New electric-powered, vertical-lift aircraft are rising to the challenge of delivering clean and cheap air taxi services

Google is bringing AI answers to a billion people this year, but generative AI requires much more energy than traditional keyword searches

Teens are sending deepfake nude images of classmates to each other, disrupting lives. Schools, technology developers and parents need to act now

Researchers want to create an AI system that can quickly detect and debunk false or misleading claims about climate change

Thirty-year-old Noland Arbaugh says the Neuralink chip has let him “reconnect with the world”

The next time you snap a selfie, consider thanking an astronomer for your phone’s camera