University of Iowa researchers have discovered a method to "purify" photons, an advance that could make optical quantum ...

If you're a soccer fan, you're familiar with this common sight: A penalty kick is in place, with a "wall" of defenders lined ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

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SIMA 2, which can figure out how to solve problems inside virtual worlds, could lead to more general-purpose agents and better robots. Google DeepMind has built a new video-game-playing agent called ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

The amplituhedron is a geometric shape with an almost mystical quality: Compute its volume, and you get the answer to a central calculation in physics about how particles interact. Now, a young ...

Though companies boast about how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the workplace, the incorporation of AI is actually reducing productivity as workers create “workslop,” according to new ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Progress in the foundations of physics is moving slowly. And yet it moves. Today I look at the five biggest problems in physics, what their status is, and how long it will ...

You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...

This infographic depicts a simplified diagram of the novel energy-harvesting technique using the TL liquid. Implementation of this strategy in practice could help in the conversion of waste heat ...

The longstanding issue of poor starting pitching for the Colorado Rockies needs to be solved. While that is easier said than done, until something gets figured out when it comes to the viability of ...