Environment and energy Podcasts Frugal approach to computer modelling can reduce carbon emissions Simulations should be designed to minimize energy consumption, say physicists Read article: Frugal approach to computer modelling can reduce carbon emissions
Climate Research update Atlantic current circulation could shut down, say climate scientists 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
Soft matter and liquids Research update Did natural erosion help carve Egypt’s Great Sphinx? New study suggests desert winds can create animal-like shapes Read article: Did natural erosion help carve Egypt’s Great Sphinx?
Transport properties Research update Strange metals reveal their secrets Researchers have developed a universal theory that could help explain the odd behaviours of these materials Read article: Strange metals reveal their secrets
Modelling and simulation Research update Where do power surges occur in an electricity grid? New optimization algorithm could pinpoint the location of potentially damaging "forced oscillations" Read article: Where do power surges occur in an electricity grid?
Modelling and simulation Opinion and reviews How scientific models both help and deceive us in decision making Michela Massimi reviews Escape from Model Land by Erica Thompson Read article: How scientific models both help and deceive us in decision making
Particle and nuclear Research update Particle physicists get AI help with beam dynamics 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
Climate Research update Climate-change ‘fingerprint’ is identified in the upper atmosphere Observations agree with computer simulations of global warming Read article: Climate-change ‘fingerprint’ is identified in the upper atmosphere
Atmosphere Research update Threshold for X-ray flashes from lightning is identified by simulations Research could lead to new types of X-ray sources Read article: Threshold for X-ray flashes from lightning is identified by simulations
Quantum Webinar SPONSORED ‘More than Moore’: a glimpse at the future of computing 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
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