The collapse of the main current that warms Europe would have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems as well as human civilization
Read article: Atlantic current circulation could shut down, say climate scientists
New study suggests desert winds can create animal-like shapes
Read article: Did natural erosion help carve Egypt’s Great Sphinx?
Researchers have developed a universal theory that could help explain the odd behaviours of these materials
Read article: Strange metals reveal their secrets
New optimization algorithm could pinpoint the location of potentially damaging "forced oscillations"
Read article: Where do power surges occur in an electricity grid?
Michela Massimi reviews Escape from Model Land by Erica Thompson
Read article: How scientific models both help and deceive us in decision making
New machine learning algorithm accurately reconstructs the shapes of particle accelerator beams from tiny amounts of data
Read article: Particle physicists get AI help with beam dynamics
Observations agree with computer simulations of global warming
Read article: Climate-change ‘fingerprint’ is identified in the upper atmosphere
Research could lead to new types of X-ray sources
Read article: Threshold for X-ray flashes from lightning is identified by simulations
Available to watch now, IOP Publishing explores what lies beyond the era of Moore’s law, and to look at some of the technologies that could play roles in the computers of the future
Read article: ‘More than Moore’: a glimpse at the future of computing
New model of downslope granular movement could reduce the destructive power of avalanches and other dangerous geophysical phenomena
Read article: ‘Forest of cylindrical obstacles’ slows avalanche flow
