Read article: 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
Read article: 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 Forum
Read article: Celebrating 10 years of gravitational waves
The Einstein Telescope could usher in a new age of gravitational-wave astronomy
Read article: Researchers create glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge with sunlight
Succulent plants have been infused with afterglow phosphor particles to make them glow in shades of red, green, blue and other colours
Read article: Big data helps Gaelic football club achieve promotion following 135-year wait
Astrophysics PhD student from County Armagh in Northern Ireland combined his passion for science with Gaelic football
Read article: Why foamy heads on Belgium beers last so long
It’s all to do with the triple-fermentation process
Read article: ‘I left the school buzzing and on a high’
Colin White explains why doing schools outreach put him way outside his comfort zone
Read article: Lee Packer: ‘There’s no fundamental physical reason why fusion energy won’t work’
Lee Packer delivered the Cockcroft Walton lecture series across three institutions in India earlier this year
Read article: Physics meets fashion as bioluminescent dress debuts at Paris Haute Couture Week
The spectacular “living” garment was part of Iris van Herpen’s new fashion collection – Sympoiesis
Read article: Construction begins on new £93m European weather-forecasting headquarters
New facility at the University of Reading will carry out meteorological research and forecasting
