How sound and light act alike—and not—at the smallest scale

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in ...

Diverse particles form identical geometric patterns when confined, model reveals

Particles as different as soap bubbles and ball bearings can be made to arrange themselves in exactly the same way, according ...
Engadget

OpenAI's experimental model achieved gold at the International Math Olympiad

OpenAI has achieved "gold medal-level performance" at the International Math Olympiad, notching another important milestone for AI's fast-paced growth. Alexander Wei, a research scientist at OpenAI ...
Ars Technica

Telling AI model to “take a deep breath” causes math scores to soar in study

Google DeepMind researchers recently developed a technique to improve math ability in AI language models like ChatGPT by using other AI models to improve prompting—the written instructions that tell ...
Scientific American

Knitting’s Complex Shapes Explained in New Physics Model

In the core of a knitting machine or at the tips of a skilled knitter’s needles, a strand of fiber can be transformed into anything from a delicate scarf to a bulletproof vest. But different knitting ...