Technology

A 3D-printed tube stymies microbes with a tiny obstacle course to combat rampant infections in hospitals

“Sludge content” is a type of viral video that features multiple clips playing simultaneously on a screen. Experts unpack what it may be doing to the brain

AI will become inscrutable and uncontrollable. We need to stop AI development until we have a necessary safety conversation

GraphCast and other artificial intelligence-based forecasting tools offer a whole new way to predict the weather, but they have limits

Recent Tesla Autopilot and Cruise robo-taxi news has raised public concern. Strong federal and state regulations are needed to ensure the safety of driverless vehicles’ AI-based software

Three researchers weigh in on the issues that artificial intelligence will be facing in the new year

A new thermal transistor can control heat as precisely as an electrical transistor can control electricity

Transparent wood material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more

We will never know if we live in a computer simulation; here is a more interesting question

These bloblike bots have been optimized for speed

Self-driving cars could give people who live outside big cities and are unable to drive more mobility, but the technology must still overcome some hurdles

Here’s the best, most inspiring and coolest science we encountered this year