The Strange Topology That Is Reshaping Physics
Topological effects might be hiding inside perfectly ordinary materials, waiting to reveal bizarre new particles or bolster quantum computing
Stories by Davide Castelvecchi
Success of Gravity-Wave Satellite Paves Way for 3-Craft Mission
Technology far exceeded expectations in LISA Pathfinder test
Physicists Excited by Latest LHC Anomaly
A series of odd findings have theorists hoping for new particles
Drivers Gear Up for World's First Nanocar Race
Chemists will navigate molecular wagons along a tiny golden track
Battle between Quantum and Thermodynamic Laws Heats Up
Physicists try to rebuild the laws of heat and energy for processes at a quantum scale
Mathematicians Create Warped Worlds in Virtual Reality
Immersive experience set to become accessible to all
Wavelet Theory Nets Top Mathematics Award
Yves Meyer wins the Abel Prize for development of a theory with applications ranging from watching movies to detecting gravitational waves
IBM Will Unleash Commercial "Universal" Quantum Computers This Year
The cloud-based "IBM Q" service is not expected to outperform conventional computers—yet
How Math Could Help Map Earth's Interior
A new solution to a decades-old geometry puzzle might unlock the secrets of our planet's inner structure
LIGO's Underdog Cousin Ready to Enhance Gravitational-Wave Hunt
It missed the historic discovery, but the Virgo lab in Italy is now primed to extend LIGO’s reach and precision
Doubts Cloud Claims of Metallic Hydrogen
A new study reports the compression of hydrogen gas to a metallic state, but skeptics are unconvinced
Quantum Computers Ready to Leap Out of the Lab in 2017
Google, Microsoft and a host of labs and start-ups are racing to turn scientific curiosities into working machines
Physicists Pin Down Antimatter in Milestone Laser Test
For the first time, researchers have measured how antimatter absorbs light
Tech Giants Open Virtual Worlds to Bevy of AI Programs
Artificial-intelligence algorithms can learn a lot from playing immersive 3D video games
Living Cells Bind Silicon and Carbon for the First Time
A modified bacterial enzyme is taught to make bonds that evolution avoids
Axion Alert! Exotic Particle Detector May Miss Out on Dark Matter
Supercomputer calculation suggests hypothesized particle may be heavier than thought
Universe Has 10 Times More Galaxies Than Researchers Thought
The new estimate could help astronomers better understand how galaxies form and grow
Can We Open the Black Box of AI?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn
Deep Learning Boosts Google Translate Tool
The Internet giant claims its latest service employs neural networks to cut the error rate by 60 percent
China Launches Second Space Lab
Tiangong 2 will develop expertise for a future space station and conduct science experiments
