2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (523+ words) Using artificial intelligence (AI) increases scientists" productivity and impact but collectively leads to a shrinking of research focus. That is according to an analysis of more than 41 million research papers by scientist in China and the US, which finds that…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (678+ words) The space physicist Michele Dougherty has stepped aside as president of the Institute of Physics, which publishes Physics World. The move was taken to avoid any conflicts of interest given her position as executive chair of the Science and Technology…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (167+ words) This interdisciplinary workshop explores how biological and artificial systems process information to make decisions under energetic and computational constraints. Bridging scales from molecular sensing to neural processing and machine learning, we will investigate whether universal information-theoretic principles govern adaptive decision-making....

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (297+ words) When people think of wind energy, they usually think of windmill-like turbines dotted among hills or lined up on offshore platforms. But there is also another kind of wind energy, one that replaces stationary, earthbound generators with tethered kites that…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (274+ words) Automating this process could reduce reliance on operator experience, increase workflow efficiency and improve contouring consistency. With this aim, the research team " headed up by He Ma from Northeastern University and Lin Zhang from Shanghai University of International Business and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (343+ words) I am an online editor of Physics World. I did a PhD in condensed-matter physics at McMaster University in Canada. I am still fascinated by what is an extremely rich and varied subject that I believe is ignored by the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (236+ words) The latest episode of Physics World Stories takes you inside CUWiP+, the Conference for Undergraduate Women and Non-Binary Physicists, and the role the annual event plays in shaping early experiences of studying physics. The episode features June McCombie from the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (368+ words) Ensuring that students have a sense of belonging in physics can bring numerous benefits to the subject, as Jenna Padgett explains The feeling that physics demands natural ability also arises from the so-called "weed out" culture, which is defined as…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (157+ words) The workshop aims to bring together a number of different communities under the common umbrella of spin glass theory. Topics include long-standing questions in the theory of finite-dimensional and mean-field spin glasses, and connections to a range of modern applications…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (141+ words) Iulia Georgescu'and'Matin Durrani'invite you to test your knowledge of the deep connections between physics, big data and AI There are 12 questions in total: blue is your current question and white means unanswered, with green and red being right and wrong....