A new AI framework called THOR is transforming how scientists calculate the behavior of atoms inside materials. Instead of relying on slow simulations that take weeks of supercomputer time, the system ...

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Australian filmmaker Josef Gatti's 'Phenomena' is a gorgeous close-up study of the natural forces shaping and driving the ...

As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and structure, potentially revealing clues as to what lies within them.

Wright-Patterson has played a central role in the US military’s real investigations into mysterious objects in the sky — from Cold War-era research programs to efforts to study what the government now ...

Sand has a memory of sorts. Press into a loose pile of dry grains and something moves, not just where your finger sits, but ...

Taking inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci's studies of friction, the 'sneaker squeak' question cuts to a deep problem in physics.

Multiferroic metals are materials that exhibit both electric polarization and magnetic order in the same crystal—a state ...

A new study from Scripps Research reveals how a key touch-sensing protein detects mechanical forces with remarkable precision. Each time something lightly presses against your skin, specialized sensor ...

Scientists have successfully used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to bridge the gap between the subatomic world and the vast cosmos.

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A research team is using astrophysical explosions to understand the mysterious forces at work in some of the smallest ...