Read article: How scientific models both help and deceive us in decision making
How scientific models both help and deceive us in decision making
Michela Massimi reviews Escape from Model Land by Erica Thompson
Read article: How scientific models both help and deceive us in decision making
Read article: Particle physicists get AI help with beam dynamics
Particle physicists get AI help with beam dynamics
New machine learning algorithm accurately reconstructs the shapes of particle accelerator beams from tiny amounts of data
Read article: Climate-change ‘fingerprint’ is identified in the upper atmosphere
Climate-change ‘fingerprint’ is identified in the upper atmosphere
Observations agree with computer simulations of global warming
Read article: Threshold for X-ray flashes from lightning is identified by simulations
Threshold for X-ray flashes from lightning is identified by simulations
Research could lead to new types of X-ray sources
Read article: ‘More than Moore’: a glimpse at the future of computing
‘More than Moore’: a glimpse at the future of computing
Available to watch now, IOP Publishing explores what lies beyond the era of Moore’s law, and to look at some of the technologies that could play roles in the computers of the future
Read article: ‘Forest of cylindrical obstacles’ slows avalanche flow
‘Forest of cylindrical obstacles’ slows avalanche flow
New model of downslope granular movement could reduce the destructive power of avalanches and other dangerous geophysical phenomena
Read article: Gravitational waves from merging black holes go nonlinear
Gravitational waves from merging black holes go nonlinear
New models could help put Einstein’s general relativity to the test
Read article: Medical needle model improves virtual training platforms for junior surgeons
Medical needle model improves virtual training platforms for junior surgeons
Mathematical model improves the accuracy of surgical training platforms used to simulate biopsy and brachytherapy procedures
Read article: Zig-zag lightning could be mediated by metastable oxygen
Zig-zag lightning could be mediated by metastable oxygen
Physicists may have solved enduring mystery
Read article: Mercury’s superconductivity explained at long last
Mercury’s superconductivity explained at long last
Researchers unearth a hitherto undescribed electron screening effect that promotes superconductivity in the first superconductor ever discovered
