For the first time, physicists in Italy have created a 'lump soliton': an extremely stable packet of light waves which can ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...

Natural physical networks are continuous, three-dimensional objects, like the small mathematical model displayed here.

Physicists have identified a new superfluid phase in a class of quantum systems that, until recently, looked too unstable and ...

At the British School of Bucharest (BSB), learning extends beyond desks, textbooks and examinations into a broader educational experience shaped by curiosity, challenge and participation. The School’s ...

The race to release world models is on as AI image and video generation company Runway joins an increasing number of startups and Big Tech companies by launching its first one. Dubbed GWM-1, the model ...

Artificial-intelligence tools have transformed weather forecasting, thanks to their ability to learn past patterns from observations and predict how future patterns might unfold. But until now, models ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If ...

Deep underground in southern China, there is a 20,000-ton tank of liquid that can detect neutrinos. Named JUNO, the detector's first results are in — and they're very promising. When you purchase ...

But as the chip maker seeks to parlay its semiconductor dominance into control of the full stack, vendor lock-in is a major risk, says one analyst. Nvidia hopes that its new open-source AI model for ...

Nothing sinks a golfer’s spirits like their ball zinging back out of the hole. Now, physics and mathematics explain how it happens. The anguish of a “lip out” occurs when a golfer putts a ball, and ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...