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Defying gravity: insights into hula hoop levitation
Successful hula hooping requires a gyrating body with a particular slope and curvature
Virtual patient populations enable more inclusive medical device development
University of Leeds spin-out adsilico is using computational medicine to enable more inclusive and patient-centric medical device development
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Electromagnetic waves solve partial differential equations
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Bursts of embers play outsized role in wildfire spread, say physicists
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Physics-based model helps pedestrians and cyclists avoid city pollution
New immersive reality method could also inform policymakers and urban planners about risks, say researchers
Genetically engineered bacteria solve computational problems
A cell-based biocomputer can identify prime numbers, recognize vowels and answer mathematical questions
Air-powered computers make a comeback
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Why AI is a force for good in science communication
Claire Malone looks at the ups and downs of using AI to communicate science
Read article: Universe’s lifespan too short for monkeys to type out Shakespeare’s works, finds study
Universe’s lifespan too short for monkeys to type out Shakespeare’s works, finds study
About 200,000 monkeys could type out “I chimp, therefore I am” before the universe ends, however
Read article: AI enters the fold with the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics:
AI enters the fold with the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics:
Matin Durrani is pleased that the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics brings AI under physicists' wing
Read article: Flocking together: the physics of sheep herding and pedestrian flows
Flocking together: the physics of sheep herding and pedestrian flows
Learn how the science of crowd movements can help shepherds and urban designers
Read article: Deep connections: why two AI pioneers won the Nobel Prize for Physics
Deep connections: why two AI pioneers won the Nobel Prize for Physics
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Read article: Study finds preschool children form ‘social droplets’ when moving around the classroom
Study finds preschool children form ‘social droplets’ when moving around the classroom
The movement of preschool children results in two distinct phases, find study
Read article: Field work – the physics of sheep, from phase transitions to collective motion
Field work – the physics of sheep, from phase transitions to collective motion
Physics sheds a new insight on the behaviour of sheep flocks, helping with new tips on shepherding
Read article: Open problem in quantum entanglement theory solved after nearly 25 years
Open problem in quantum entanglement theory solved after nearly 25 years
Non-existence of universal maximally entangled isospectral mixed states has implications for research on quantum technologies
Read article: Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight
Sunflowers ‘dance’ together to share sunlight
Zigzag patterns created by circular motion of growing stems
Read article: AI-assisted photonic detector identifies fake semiconductor chips
AI-assisted photonic detector identifies fake semiconductor chips
New technique could reduce risks of unwanted surveillance, chip failure and theft, say researchers
Read article: Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules
Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules
Solving a centuries-old mathematical puzzle could hold the key to understanding the function of many of the molecules of life
Read article: Kirigami cubes make a novel mechanical computer
Kirigami cubes make a novel mechanical computer
New device can store, retrieve and erase data
Read article: The eyes have it: how to spot the difference between a deepfake portrait and a real picture
The eyes have it: how to spot the difference between a deepfake portrait and a real picture
How do you spot a deepfake image of a person? The answer might be to look into their eyes.
Read article: Why North America has a ‘tornado alley’ and South America doesn’t
Why North America has a ‘tornado alley’ and South America doesn’t
There’s a scientific reason why Twisters is set in the US Great Plains rather than Argentina, and it has to do with the Gulf of Mexico
Read article: Classical models of gravitational field show flaws close to the Earth
Classical models of gravitational field show flaws close to the Earth
New gravitational field model quantifies the "divergence problem" identified in 2022
Read article: Deep transfer learning detects six different cancers on PET/CT scans
Deep transfer learning detects six different cancers on PET/CT scans
A generalizable AI tool performs fully automated tumour segmentation on whole-body PET/CT images
Read article: Simple equation predicts how quickly animals flap their wings
Simple equation predicts how quickly animals flap their wings
Relationship between mass, wing area and wingbeat frequency holds true for insects, bats, birds, whales and even a flapping robot
Read article: Nuclear physicists tame radius calculation problem
Nuclear physicists tame radius calculation problem
New "wavefunction matching" method correctly predicts nuclear radii of elements with atomic numbers from 2 to 58
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