Physics

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to John J. Hopfield (Professor at Princeton University) and Geoffrey E. Hinton (University of Toronto) ‘for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.’

International team of astronomers discover the first nearby medium-mass black hole, a clue to how supermassive black holes form.

A recent study shows that softer proteins transport faster through the nuclear pore complex, highlighting the potential for designing proteins with improved nuclear import rates for advancements in biotechnology and medicine.

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Researchers have invented a device and AI model that turns muscle movements into speech for people with vocal disorders.

Physicists achieve quantum entanglement between pairs of individual molecules for the first time, propelling the field of quantum information science forward.

The latest research on deep learning is helping materials science to unlock over 2.2 million new materials.

The latest research on diffusiophoresis unlocks the secrets behind the intricate and beautiful patterns of the natural world.

Scientists have observed time dilation in the variability of quasars, an effect predicted by Einstein's theory of relativity.