Oscar-winning computer scientist on the physics of computer animation
CGI pioneer Pat Hanrahan is our podcast guest
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Simple feedback mechanism keeps flapping flyers stable when hovering
Discovery could improve the performance of hovering robots and even artificial pollinators
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Staying the course with lockdowns could end future pandemics in months
New calculation of viral spread suggests that rapid elimination of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses is scientifically feasible, though social challenges remain
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Laser-driven implosion could produce megatesla magnetic fields
Simulations of improved technique generate fields as strong as those found near neutron stars
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Quantum thermochemical engine could achieve high power with near-maximum efficiency
Otto engine design uses Bose gas as a working fluid and exchanges particles as well as heat with reservoirs
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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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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
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‘Zombie’ volcano reveals its secrets
First high-resolution images of Bolivia's Uturuncu volcano show it is likely to remain active without actually erupting
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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
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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
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