Technology

A rectangular nine-volt battery is basically just a bunch of smaller batteries in a trench coat

The forensic scientist’s toolbox is growing thanks to creative methods that generate reliable leads, analyze evidence, identify suspects and solve cold cases

Some amount of chatbot hallucination is inevitable. But there are ways to minimize it

You’re going to want to guard your eyes from the sun using legitimate protective gear

Two popular chatbots showed some difficulty in providing medical information when asked in Spanish, Hindi or Mandarin

AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back.

Cargo ships, like the one that caused the Baltimore bridge to collapse, are getting dangerously big

The loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after a cargo ship collision will teach engineers how to design structures better able to withstand disasters

To learn how to move, groom itself and flap its wings, a fruit fly AI devoured hours of video of real insects

A large container ship “totally removed” a critical pier from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge

A 3D-printing ink developed from wood waste recombines its natural components back into wooden products

Proposed restrictions on TikTok would be “security theater” in the face of the staggering amounts of data that foreign and domestic tech companies collect