For as long as computers have existed, physicists have used them as tools to understand, predict and model the natural world. Computing experts, for their part, have used advances in physics to develop machines that are faster, smarter and more ubiquitous than ever. This collection celebrates the latest phase in this symbiotic relationship, as the rise of artificial intelligence and quantum computing opens up new possibilities in basic and applied research
Manufacturing silicon qubits at scale
As quantum computing matures, will decades of engineering give silicon qubits an edge? Fernando Gonzalez-Zalba, Tsung-Yeh Yang and Alessandro Rossi think so
Small computers find an industrial niche
Physicist and Raspberry Pi inventor Eben Upton explains how simple computers are becoming integral to the Internet of Things
30 years of the web
Challenges of interdisciplinary physics and the Web at 30
Physics World journalists discuss the week’s highlights
Vague but exciting: how the Web transformed business
James McKenzie explains how Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web at CERN has revolutionized how we trade.
Electronic publishing and visions of hypertext
Tim Berners-Lee predicts the future of online publishing in an article he wrote for Physics World in 1992
Illustrating 30 years of the Web
Jess Wade illustrates the history of the World Wide Web, from the technology that enabled it to the staple it is today
The future of the Internet
Emerging technologies shaping our connected world
Physics World 30th anniversary podcast series – 30 years of the World Wide Web
Fifth episode in mini-series revisits the birth of the Web and the challenges it now faces
The third pillar of science
Computing is transforming scientific research, but are researchers and software code adapting at the same rate? Benjamin Skuse finds out
Simulations reveal new insights
Read article: How to build tiny robots from stretchy sheets
How to build tiny robots from stretchy sheets
Powerful theoretical tool designs robots from 2D materials
Read article: Simulations herald rethink for all-inorganic perovskite solar cells
Simulations herald rethink for all-inorganic perovskite solar cells
Materials long maligned as less efficient than their hybrid cousins in fact have fewer loss mechanisms, say researchers
Read article: Physicists get under the skin of apple growth
Physicists get under the skin of apple growth
New research shows the fruit’s profile is self-similar as it expands
Read article: Simulations offer observational test for Planet Nine hypothesis
Simulations offer observational test for Planet Nine hypothesis
Searching for certain Trans-Neptunian Objects could shed light on whether a planet lurks beyond Neptune
Read article: ‘CatGym’ algorithm predicts better catalysts
‘CatGym’ algorithm predicts better catalysts
Deep reinforcement learning technique finds the best surface atom configurations for a given chemical reaction
Read article: Coughed particles float for longer in cold air, study suggests
Coughed particles float for longer in cold air, study suggests
Supercomputer study of “turbulent puffs” could boost our understanding of airborne disease spread
Machine learning reveals new science
Deep learning helps radiologists detect lung cancer on chest X-rays
Introducing artificial intelligence into the clinical workflow helps radiologists detect lung cancer lesions on chest X-rays and dismiss false-positives
Machine learning puts nanomaterials in the picture
Algorithms help materials scientists recognize patterns in structure-function relationships
Deep learning algorithm helps diagnose neurological emergencies
A deep learning algorithm detects brain haemorrhages on head CT scans with comparable performance to highly trained radiologists
Artificial intelligence helps detect atrial fibrillation
An artificial intelligence model can identify patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation from scans performed during normal heart rhythm
Machine learning is implemented on an IBM quantum processor
Proof-of-concept demonstration done using two superconducting qubits
AI framework uses medical images to individualize radiotherapy dose
An image-based artificial intelligence framework predicts a personalized radiation dose that minimizes the risk of treatment failure
AI predicts coma outcome from EEG trace
A machine learning algorithm can read electroencephalograms as well as clinicians
The latest in quantum computing
Read article: Quantum computer shows that time crystals are phases of matter
Quantum computer shows that time crystals are phases of matter
Result establishes near-term quantum computers as testbeds for exotic physics out of equilibrium
Read article: Universal photonic quantum processor sets new size record
Universal photonic quantum processor sets new size record
Single photons passing through the 12-mode reconfigurable processor show quantum interference
Read article: Physicists achieve fault-tolerant control of an error-corrected qubit
Physicists achieve fault-tolerant control of an error-corrected qubit
Demonstration of fault-tolerant preparation, rotation and measurement of a logical qubit is a key step towards quantum error correction
Read article: Researchers crack challenge of sending control signals to millions of qubits at once
Researchers crack challenge of sending control signals to millions of qubits at once
Prototype device uses a dielectric resonator to control electron spins in silicon quantum dots
Read article: Quantum advantage takes a giant leap in optical and superconducting systems
Quantum advantage takes a giant leap in optical and superconducting systems
Physicists in China expand quantum sampling well beyond the realm of classical computers
Read article: Quantum computers untangle knotty polymer problem
Quantum computers untangle knotty polymer problem
New algorithm predicts how polymer chains fold by minimizing the energy of a quantum system
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