Particle physics may have been an early adopter, but AI has now spread throughout physics. This shouldn’t be too surprising. Physics is data-heavy and computationally intensive, so it benefits from ...

A team led by ETH Zurich materials scientist Maksym Kovalenko has now developed an alternative image sensor based on lead halide perovskites. These crystalline semiconductor materials have the ...

In atom-based quantum technologies, motion is seen as a nuisance. The tiniest atomic jiggle or vibration can scramble the delicate quantum information stored in internal states such as the atom’s ...

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Although it hasn’t detected dark matter yet, its developers say it offers an alternative path that is worth exploring ...

Precision medicine is a fast-growing field whereby medical treatments are tailored to individual patients – taking factors like genetics and lifestyle into account. A key part of this process is ...

A shortage of data is hampering efforts to establish the role of climate change in extreme-weather events in the tropics and ...

New analysis of satellite altimetry data reveals that trapped waves called seiches were responsible for anomalous seismic ...

Topological insulators are materials that behave as insulators in their interior but support the flow of electrons along their edges or surfaces. These edge states are protected against weak disorder, ...

The Trump administration’s policies are putting pressure on the country’s scientific agencies and staff members are beginning ...

Packer is a fellow of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), in which he works on nuclear aspects of fusion technology. He ...

Science communicator Emanual Wallace, aka Big Manny, talks about his outreach journey from social media to books and TV ...