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Artist's impression of gravitational waves from a black-hole binary

Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics

Photos of Felix Frohnert and Mario Krenn

Artificial intelligence predicts future directions in quantum science

This podcast explains what happens when 66,000 research papers are used as training data

From ‘rewarding and exciting’ to ‘challenging and overwhelming’: what it means to have a career in intelligence and cyber security

Curiosity, problem-solving and resilience are the key qualities for a career in intelligence

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Conceptual illustration of bladed microtube implosion, showing how sawtooth-like blades inside the cylindrical target drive strong loop currents (shown as a pinkish swirl) and generate strong magnetic fields (shown as bright yellow loops around the target)

Laser-driven implosion could produce megatesla magnetic fields

Photo of Aaron Lauda pointing at a blackboard full of writing and mathematical symbols

Predicted quasiparticles called ‘neglectons’ hold promise for robust, universal quantum computing

Diagram of a quantum thermochemical engine showing the different stages of the cycle

Quantum thermochemical engine could achieve high power with near-maximum efficiency

Deep-learning model outperforms cardiologists in identifying hidden heart disease

AI model analyses electrocardiogram traces to flag patients at high risk of structural heart disease

Feynman diagrams provide insight into quasiparticles in solids

Monte Carlo method combines billions of diagrams related to polarons

Deep learning classifies tissue for precision medicine

Optical microscopy technique shows promise for diagnostics

Quantum vacuum fluctuations illuminated by new computational technique

Simulations could connect laser experiments to quantum electrodynamics

Statistical physics reveals how ‘condenser’ occupations limit worker mobility

New statistical physics analysis of the French labour market could improve the efficiency of employment markets and help workers adapt to shocks like technological change or econom...

AI algorithms in radiology: how to identify and prevent inadvertent bias

A multidisciplinary research team shares tips on how to mitigate bias in artificial intelligence models used in radiology

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Garbage in, garbage out: why the success of AI depends on good data

Mathematical genius: celebrating the life and work of Emmy Noether

Professor Roger Penrose with his diagram of a twistor

So you think you know Roger Penrose? Be prepared to be shocked

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How AI can help (and hopefully not hinder) physics

Tara Shears discusses how the fields of AI and physics could help advance each other

Photos of Ada Altieri and Silvia De Monte

From rabbits and foxes to the human gut microbiome, physics is helping us understand the natural world

A conversation about theoretical ecology with physicists Ada Altieri and Silvia De Monte

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Reversible computing could help solve AI’s looming energy crisis

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Generative AI speeds medical image analysis without impacting accuracy

The first generative AI tool to be integrated into a clinical workflow eases the creation of radiography reports

Three images of the future Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. The top left image shows two spiral galaxies separated by a considerable distance against a backdrop of more distant stars and galaxies. The top right image shows the two galaxies coming close enough to each other for their spiral tails to nearly touch. The bottom image shows the galaxies merging in a collossal burst of light with threads of darker gas in the middle

Andromeda galaxy may not collide with the Milky Way after all

Odds of a collision in the next 10 billion years may be only 50/50, according to new simulations

A tripod-shaped structure in a beige-coloured landscape with a snow-streaked, pointy mountain in the bacground

‘Zombie’ volcano reveals its secrets

First high-resolution images of Bolivia's Uturuncu volcano show it is likely to remain active without actually erupting

Five-body recombination could cause significant loss from atom traps

Efimov states could be used to build molecules and achieve nuclear fusion

Could an extra time dimension reconcile quantum entanglement with local causality?

“Toy model” could be tested using photons

Speedy worms behave like active polymers in disordered mazes

The presence of disorder causes worms to speed up, not slow down – a surprising result with applications in robotics

Abnormal ‘Arnold’s tongue’ patterns appear in a real oscillating system

Ultrafast laser sheds new light on complex synchronization phenomena

In this artist's depiction of a trapped-ion quantum computer, green, triangular-faceted blobs hover in a ring above a gold surface divided into compartments

Quantum computer generates strings of certifiably random numbers

Quantinuum’s trapped-ion computer has also been used to study problems in quantum magnetism and knot theory

Artist's impression of the gravitational wave and electromagnetic radiation signals from a distant binary neutron star merger arriving at Earth. The image shows the Earth floating in space with a telescope hovering above it in the bottom left corner, while in the top right corner a pair of bright spots are emitting ghostly blue waves

AI speeds up detection of neutron star mergers

New approach could aid “multimessenger” astronomy by quickly locating sources of gravitational waves emitted during these cosmic events

Abstract image of a person holding glowing lightbulb shrouded in particles

AI and the future of physics

How artificial intelligence is accelerating discoveries – and raising profound questions – about the future of physics

Are you better than AI? Try our quiz to find out

Iulia Georgescu and Matin Durrani invite you to test your knowledge of the deep connections between physics, big data and AI

Lost in the mirror: as AI development gathers momentum, will it reflect humanity’s best or worst attributes?

Claire Malone reviews The AI Mirror by Shannon Vallor

Image showing a sphere made up of slices. The sphere's north pole that pointed towards the camera is located at the leftmost rim. The meridians connecting both poles are visible as brighter dots. Closer inspection shows that the horizontal north-south axis is 11% longer than the vertical (equatorial) diameter. This effect is an artifact caused by the necessary tilt of the Lorentz-contracted sphere relative to the light source to ensure proper illumina- tion. The meridians appear discontinuous because they are almost in line of sight seen from the camera.

Curious consequence of special relativity observed for the first time in the lab

Real 3D objects appear rotated rather than contracted when moving at relativistic speeds

Image illustrating four different stages of turbulent mixing between two fluids. The different fluids are represented by cool and warm colours, and the four stages are set against a background of swirls and bubbles

Quantum-inspired technique simulates turbulence with high speed

Simulations could take just a few hours rather than several days

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