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Five-body recombination could cause significant loss from atom traps

Mathematical genius: celebrating the life and work of Emmy Noether

Isabel Rabey reviews Einstein’s Tutor: the Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics by Lee Philips

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

“Toy model” could be tested using photons

Research headlines

Screenshots from an experiment (left) and a simulation (right) of a worm moving through a maze. Both images show a group of randomly-distributed pillars dotted around a surface and a wormlike object making its way through them.

Speedy worms behave like active polymers in disordered mazes

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

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

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

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

Quantum-inspired technique simulates turbulence with high speed

Simulations could take just a few hours rather than several days

‘Sneeze simulator’ could improve predictions of pathogen spread

3D nasal cavity model could also inform the design of masks and ventilation systems

Modelling the motion of confined crowds could help prevent crushing incidents

A new study of how dense human crowds move in confined spaces could help predict potentially life-threatening collective motions

Elastic response explains why cordierite has ultra-low thermal expansion

Interplay between lattice vibrations and elasticity explains anisotropic behaviour

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Opinion and reviews

Professor Roger Penrose with his diagram of a twistor

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

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

Confused by the twin paradox? Maybe philosophy can help

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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

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Theorists propose a completely new class of quantum particles

Paraparticles are fundamentally different from bosons and fermions and could be created using ultracold atoms

The physics of George R R Martin’s Wild Card virus revealed

Martin has put his name to a theoretical physics paper

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String theory may be inevitable as a unified theory of physics, calculations suggest

Physicists explore particle scattering at tiny length scales

Defying gravity: insights into hula hoop levitation

Successful hula hooping requires a gyrating body with a particular slope and curvature

Illustration of artificial organ implanted inside a human body

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

Image of a computer circuit board containing glowing orange lights and a chip at the centre with the letters AI written on it in glowing blue letters

Generative AI has an electronic waste problem, researchers warn

Without mitigation measures, the computing infrastructure for large language models could generate 2.5 million tons of e-waste a year by 2030

Jogger illustrating the impact of exercise on tumour suppression

Mathematical model sheds light on how exercise suppresses tumour growth

A simple mathematical model examines the intricate relationship between exercise, immune function and cancer

Simulations of a spherical target at NIF, showing the convergent shocks delivered to the fusion plasma

Optimization algorithm gives laser fusion a boost

Simulations suggest that iterative technique could increase the energy output of direct-drive inertial confinement fusion

Diagram showing a grid of squares (representing waveguides) mapped onto images of colourful swirls (representing values calculated using the waveguide system)

Electromagnetic waves solve partial differential equations

New photonic technique could boost analogue alternatives to numerical methods

Collage styled urban graphic for Artificial Intelligence concept. Large robotic figure looms over crowd of silhouetted people

Why AI is a force for good in science communication

Claire Malone looks at the ups and downs of using AI to communicate science

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

Photo of a small bonfire at night in a forest clearing with flames rising skywards. A camera on a tripod and other equipment are silhouetted against the flames, and aluminium baking trays can be seen scattered around the forest floor near the fire.

Bursts of embers play outsized role in wildfire spread, say physicists

Experiments on tracking firebrands could improve predictions of spot-fire risks

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

Aerial photo of a crowd of people in Frankfurt, Germany

Flocking together: the physics of sheep herding and pedestrian flows

Learn how the science of crowd movements can help shepherds and urban designers

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

Deep connections: why two AI pioneers won the Nobel Prize for Physics

Our podcast guest is Anil Ananthaswamy, author of Why Machines Learn

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