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Generative AI model detects blood cell abnormalities
The CytoDiffusion classifier analyses the shape and structure of blood cells to detect abnormalities that may indicate blood disorders
Quantum-scale thermodynamics offers a tighter definition of entropy
New formulation sheds light on the three-level maser
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Motion blur brings a counterintuitive advantage for high-resolution imaging
New algorithm turns structured motion into sharper images
Machine learning optimizes nanoparticle design for drug delivery to the brain
Predictive model accelerates the development of nanoparticles as potential drug carriers for targeting neurodegenerative diseases
Bayes’ rule goes quantum
New work could help improve quantum machine learning and quantum error correction
Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics
Calculations reveal inverse square law behaviour in binary black holes
Laser-driven implosion could produce megatesla magnetic fields
Simulations of improved technique generate fields as strong as those found near neutron stars
Predicted quasiparticles called ‘neglectons’ hold promise for robust, universal quantum computing
Discovery could lift theoretical constraints on calculations achievable with certain types of topological quantum computers
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Physicists discuss the future of machine learning and artificial intelligence
The editors-in-chief of IOP Publishing’s machine learning series share their views
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The forgotten pioneers of computational physics
Iulia Georgescu highlights the forgotten pioneers of computational physics and calls for a wider appreciation of research software engineers
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Quantum computing and AI join forces for particle physics
We explore how new computing technologies could guide future LHC experiments
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‘Father of the Internet’ Vint Cerf expresses concern about the longevity of digital information
How do we create a digital version of the vellum and clay tablets that successfully preserved information in earlier ages of human history?
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Peer review in the age of artificial intelligence
Global survey of reviewers reveals a growing polarization about the use of AI
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The pros and cons of reinforcement learning in physical science
David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle colliders or nuclear arsenals
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Are we heading for a future of superintelligent AI mathematicians?
Some highly intelligent human mathematicians certainly seem to think so, as Margaret Harris reports from the maths-and-computer-science-focused Heidelberg Laureate...
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Artificial intelligence predicts future directions in quantum science
This podcast explains what happens when 66,000 research papers are used as training data
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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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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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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
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Feynman diagrams provide insight into quasiparticles in solids
Monte Carlo method combines billions of diagrams related to polarons
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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
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Deep learning classifies tissue for precision medicine
Optical microscopy technique shows promise for diagnostics
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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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New open-access journal AI for Science aims to revolutionize scientific discovery
AI4S will meet the need for high-quality journals dedicated to artificial intelligence
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Quantum vacuum fluctuations illuminated by new computational technique
Simulations could connect laser experiments to quantum electrodynamics
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Reversible computing could help solve AI’s looming energy crisis
Hannah Earley of Vaire Computing is our podcast guest
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