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Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to discover new materials, but conventional data-driven approaches can struggle to explain their predictions, work reliably beyond their training ...

A physics degree opens doors to such a huge variety of career choices that the possibilities can seem bewildering. Tushna Commissariat and Matin Durrani guide students through the maze – helping you ...

A French solo developer has done what idle-game designers have argued was impossible: replaced the abstract number counters at the heart of the genre with discrete, physically simulated objects that ...

This video follows an attempt to recreate Hero of Alexandria’s steam engine from raw materials and see whether it could do practical work. The build runs into sealing problems, friction, steam loss, ...

New Zealand is placing big bets on science and technology, with plans to boost high-tech research funding by $120 million annually by 2030. This investment – targeting ambitious fields such as ...

Lead rope soloing is a niche but rapidly expanding subculture within climbing. By replacing a climbing partner with a ground anchor and self-feeding belay system, climbers can still take lead falls ...

A new paper in the journal Nature Physics offers insights into the physics of liquid droplets—and while many people may not appreciate the mathematical accomplishment, they will benefit from the ...