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Accuracy test for protein language models shines light into AI 'black box"
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (13+ words) Accuracy test for protein language models shines light into AI 'black box'phys.org...
Predictions under pressure: Using AI to study porous materials
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1047+ words) by Maddie Go, Duke University Advances in artificial intelligence for porous materials design could impact a wide variety of fields, from orthopedic implants to next-generation batteries. The world is full of holes. Bones, rocks, wood, concrete'look at any of these…...
'Battleship'-style math can improve sustainable design, groundwater management, nuclear waste storage and more
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (794+ words) In an approach reminiscent of the classic board game "Battleship," Stanford researchers have discovered a way to characterize the microscopic structure of everyday materials such as sand and concrete with high precision. Heterogeneous, or mixed, materials have components in random…...
A rushed new math curriculum doesn't add up. The right answer is more time
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (793+ words) by David Pomeroy, Lisa Darragh, The Conversation If the recent news of a new mathematics and statistics curriculum for years 010 felt familiar, that's because it was. In term four last year, the Ministry of Education released a previous new math…...
Phase diagram map of ferroelectric properties unlocked with AI in seconds
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (333+ words) Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Tongji University have developed FerroAI, a deep learning model that can produce phase diagrams for ferroelectric materials in just 20 seconds. Using FerroAI, the team discovered a novel ferroelectric…...
Laser-generated nanoparticles promise cleaner, smarter artificial sensory systems
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (238+ words) edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin A new review highlights a powerful, cleaner route to produce ultra-clean, customizable nanoparticles'key building blocks for artificial sensory systems that mimic human perception and power emerging technologies like extended reality (XR) and…...
Quantum framework offers new approach to analyzing complex network data
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (592+ words) edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin A team of researchers led by Professor Kavan Modi from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has taken a conceptual leap into this complexity by developing a new quantum framework…...
The psychological burden of statistical significance in academic publishing
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (332+ words) edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin A new paper published in European Science Editing highlights the growing psychological strain on researchers driven by pressure to obtain statistically significant results in academic publishing. Drawing on a decade of experience…...
Quantum discovery reveals how enzymes tame free radicals
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (654+ words) by Patty Wellborn, University of British Columbia edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Dr Gino DiLabio and doctoral student Hossein Khalilian discuss their research paper about how quantum Coulombic interactions can manage and prevent unwanted cell damage from…...
Light-powered nano-motor winds molecular strands into chain-like structures
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (371+ words) by Kristina Vaillant, Humboldt University of Berlin edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Model of a catenane (from Latin "catena" = chain), a chemical structure in which two ring-shaped molecules are interlocked like links in a chain'without being connected…...